we will be scrutinising _ national care service? we will be | scrutinising this the come forward but we have no details at all from the scottish government and so, our job is the scottish conservative group is to really scrutinise any plans coming forward by this nationalist coalition government and make sure that money is spent correctly and is done in the best interest of scotland.— correctly and is done in the best interest of scotland. thank you very much indeed- _ now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz shafernaker. it was a hot day for many of us and, as expected, the temperature exceeded 30 celsius. so, a barmy evening out there. it's going to be a warm night and a dry one for most apart from the extreme southwest of the uk. see these clouds on the satellite picture? this is the sign of the thundery breakdown heading towards us. naturally, through the early hours of tuesday morning, we could have some showers across parts of cornwall and devon, maybe reaching southern wales as well. but the vast majority of us are

minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, says her government will introduce legislation for a national care service her programme for government, she said funding for social care would increase by 25% over five years. ms sturgeon also said she intended to hold a second referendum on independence, as our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. no pomp and ceremony here. but this walk by the first minister a familiar image, setting out the scottish government's equivalent of the queen's speech and reaffirming its commitment to a second independence referendum, covid—permitting, before the end of 2023. the scottish government will now start detailed work on the detailed prospectus that will guide the decision. presiding officer, the case for independence is a strong one, and we will present it openly, frankly and with confidence and ambition. as well as outlining the commitment to a referendum on independence, the measures give details of increased investment in front—line health services, plans to expand wraparound childcare before and after school. there will also be bills focused on pandemic r

national social care provider— care? we are a large national social care provider with _ care? we are a large national social care provider with the _ care? we are a large national social care provider with the servicesrs are paid more. _ scotland social care workers are paid more, they are on a central register, — paid more, they are on a central register, they are professionally qualified — register, they are professionally qualified and they are now going through— qualified and they are now going through a — qualified and they are now going through a consultation to actually establish — through a consultation to actually establish a national care service. i think— establish a national care service. i think we _ establish a national care service. i think we would've liked to of seen something similar announces in intent — something similar announces in intent. there was a report produced a few— intent. there was a report produced a few months ago that showed that the front— a few months ago that showed that the front line social care workers in the _ the front line social care workers in the main — the front line social care workers in the main are earning 39% less then— in the main are earning 39%

and i hope my view is that we need eight national care service funded _ we need eight national care servicegressive taxation, including a wealth tax when the labour— including a wealth tax when the labour party was a manifesto to the country _ labour party was a manifesto to the country at _ labour party was a manifesto to the country at the next election all of those _ country at the next election all of those options will be considered. thank— those options will be considered. thank you — those options will be considered. thank you very much. as i say, we are awaiting that boat this afternoon. although there are conservatives who ultimately will not vote again says there have been a few concerns raised in the house of commons from the tory backbenchers, former northern powerhouse minister described this as a trojan horse, nhs tax and unconservative thing to do. another minister in the past few minutes or so, steve baker, he said they he cannot support this particular way to raise funds for the nhs and social care. although the government will in all likelihood when the vote this afternoon

single national care service and effectively - authorities to a single national- care service and effectivelying further ahead _ the health service. so scotland is debating further ahead of- the health service. so scotland isi debating further ahead of england and it— debating further ahead of england and it may— debating further ahead of england and it may wett— debating further ahead of england and it may well be _ debating further ahead of england and it may well be that _ debating further ahead of england and it may well be that once - debating further ahead of england i and it may well be that once england has got _ and it may well be that once england has got better— and it may well be that once england has got better funding, _ and it may well be that once england has got better funding, the - and it may well be that once england has got better funding, the question| has got better funding, the question of revision— has got better funding, the question of revision and — has got better funding, the question of revision and it _ has got better funding, the question of revision and it pro

scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon has said her government will introduce legislation for a national care serviceendum, as our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, reports. no pomp and ceremony here. but this walk by the first minister is a familiar image, setting up the scottish government equivalent of the queen's speech and reaffirming its commitment to a second independence referendum, covid, before the end of 2023. the scottish government — before the end of 2023. the scottish government will _ before the end of 2023. the scottish government will start _ before the end of 2023. the scottish government will start detailed i before the end of 2023. the scottish government will start detailed workl government will start detailed work on the detailed prospectus that will guide the decision. presiding officer, the case for independence is a strong one and we will present it openly, frankly and with confidence and ambition. $5 it openly, frankly and with confidence and ambition. as well as outlininr confidence and ambition. as well as outlining the _ confidence and ambition. as well as outlining

ensure fair and competitive pay for all who work in the nhs and through our work to build a national care servicen of the nhs recovery plan to ensure covid backlogs are addressed and waiting times are brought back within targets substantially increase capacity. inpatient and day case capacity will increase 10% over 18 months and 20% over the next five years. there will be a 10% increase in output and capacity by the end of the parliament and over the same time scale a mix of innovation and extra capacity will deliver 90,000 more diagnostic procedures. the recovery plant will be backed by more than £1 billion of targeted investment and i can confirm today we will increase investment in front line health services by 20% over the lifetime of the parliament. this means by 2026—27 the front line health budget will be £2.5 billion higher than it is today. we will also increase investment in primary care by 25% by the end of the parliament, half of all front line spending on community health services so more care is delivered closer to home. i can from having already removed dental charges for everyone

in detail, it sets out plans to invest in and reform our public services, establish a national care service the key figures that will lead afghanistan's caretaker government ahead of a vital aid conference that is coming on monday. the group said mohammed hassan will lead the new government. mullah baradar, who was a key figure at the peace talks, will be his deputy. all the other positions were filled with key members in the taliban heirarchy. there are no women, and at the moment, it does not look particularly inclusive. in other news today, hundreds of women took to the streets in kabul to protest against the taliban and pakistan's role in their rise to power. from kabul, here is secunder kermani. "death to pakistan," the crowd chant. they're furious at what they believe is the country's support for the taliban, including, they allege, in taking over panjshir, the last province to be captured by the group. translation: pakistan has directly attacked our country. _ we don't want pakistan to announce the government here. afghanistan is a free country. we women and men are not the same as t

does he agree that it is now time for a national care service and a wealth tax to fund its?d on a scale we need simply could - its? the funding that we need on a scale we need simply could not i its? the funding that we need on a scale we need simply could not be| scale we need simply could not be raised in the way she describes or in the way the leader of the opposition has vaguely indicated today. i don't think i had a clear description of what he actually intends to do, but i can tell her that of course we want to make sure that of course we want to make sure that people in the caring profession get the support they need, the investment they need, and that is why we are putting money into their training, into supporting carers, but also lifting their wages with the biggest ever increase in the national living wage and we will continue to support that. can i declare an _ continue to support that. can i declare an interest _ continue to support that. can i declare an interest as - continue to support that. can i declare an interest as the i continue to support that. can i |

and personally speaking, i think the time is right for the national care service. he headlines on bbc news. mps are due to vote on controversial plans to raise national insurance to fund the nhs and social care. this is the scene in the house of commons. more than 1000 people have crossed the channel in small boats this week, the home secretary is to hold talks with her french counterpart. the biggest ever terror trial in france gets under way amid tight security. 130 people were killed in coordinated islamist attacks in 2015. the government is planning to overhaul the travel traffic light system, with changes set to be announced within weeks. the bbc has been told that the green and amber categories could be removed and replaced with a system that will allow fully vaccinated travellers to go to countries with similarly high levels of vaccination as the uk without the need for quarantine. our business correspondent simon browning joins us. there will be a lot of people in the travel industry pleased to hear this. , , ., travel industry pleased to hear this. , ., .,

when it comes to specific legislation, we are probably today going to hear about setting up national care service and the greens both want to take forward when it comes to reforming the gender recognition act and making it easierfor someone in gender recognition act and making it easier for someone in scotland to change their legally recognised gender, and also expecting to hear about a law to pardon striking miners convicted in the 1980s saw a big legislative programme, wide—ranging and we will hear the detail of all these headlines this afternoon when sturgeon addresses msps. ~ . , ., afternoon when sturgeon addresses msps. ~ ., ., �* ., msps. what you haven't mentioned because it needs _ msps. what you haven't mentioned because it needs an _ msps. what you haven't mentioned because it needs an answer - msps. what you haven't mentioned because it needs an answer on - msps. what you haven't mentioned because it needs an answer on its l because it needs an answer on its own is the question of independence. what exactly are we going to hear about that?— what exactly are we going to hear about that

. just like the creation of the nhs in the wake of the second world war, the national care servicey less while those with the broadest shoulders pay a bit more. it is progressive, transparent and it demonstrates clearly the very different vision of society we in the scottish government had from those at westminster. the pandemic really has shone a harsh light on the deep inequalities that exist in our society. that is why the scottish government is giving money directly to those who need it. our unique scottish child payment already pays £10 per child per week to low income families with children under six. by the end of next year, we will extend it to all children in low income families under the age of 16, with bridging payments between now and then and we intend to double the payment from £10 to £20 a weekjust as quickly we know we have much, much more to do, but the scottish government is lifting children out of poverty. shamefully, borisjohnson's shamefully, boris johnson's government is shamefully, borisjohnson's government is about to do the reverse. injust a government is a

provide social care — was health secretary, to provide social care and terms through a national— social care and terms through a national care serviceicised for not giving a clear enough plan. you have a plan, should keir starmer be standing at the dispatch box and saying we should be doing this and that rather than condemning it in a more general terms? i that rather than condemning it in a more general terms?— that rather than condemning it in a more general terms? i think labour has a chance _ more general terms? i think labour has a chance to _ more general terms? i think labour has a chance to set _ more general terms? i think labour has a chance to set out _ more general terms? i think labour has a chance to set out an - has a chance to set out an alternative to the government plan as soon— alternative to the government plan as soon as — alternative to the government plan as soon as possible. these are complex— as soon as possible. these are complex things but to give the country— complex things but to give the country a _ complex things but to give the country a choice, definitely. give the country — country a choice, definit

. ♪ >> mp's in britain have voted in favor of a tax rise to fund national health and social care servicesbeen put under strain during the pandemic. prime minister boris johnson said his plan deal with catastrophic costs based those who need care. but to fulfill one promise he made on social care, he had to break another. here is our political correspondent. peter: he said it was his guarantee that no taxes would rise on his watch. i suppose he's get out of ja free is the pandemic. because this government in the u.k., much like governments around the world, had to spend billions of pounds keeping the economy afloat through lengthy and repeated lockdowns. so yeah, he will say that an continue to make that argument. he said in the house of commons today that he needs a government that is prepared to make difficult choices. the question is whether voters can now trust the tory party going into elections because this isn't the first manifesto promise this government is broken. ♪ >> this is "outside source," live from the bbc news room. our lead story -- some of the 20 people accused over the 2

mps in britain have voted in favour of a tax rise to fund national health and social care services, whichister, borisjohnson, said his plan — which is expected to raise more than £16 billion a year — would deal with "catastrophic costs" faced by those who need care. critics say the tax rise does not do enough to address decades of underinvestment in health care. here's our deputy political editor, vicki young. mind the corner. the ayes to the right, 319. the noes to the left, 248. with barely a murmur, conservative mps backed billions of pounds in tax rises to raise money for the nhs and social care, while labour mps voted against. it feels like a distortion of the political landscape, and it brings risks for the prime minister and the labour leader. borisjohnson's overriding some tory anxiety. he believes voters are prepared to pay for better funded public services. in order to deal with the problems of the nhs backlogs, you also have to fix social care. we're taking the tough decisions, mr speaker, that the country wants to see, we're putting another £36 billion in. but the labour leade

government hopes to raise 36 billion pounds, that is about 42 billion euros, for the national health service and social carein particular, the u.k.'s aging population. >> instead of individuals having to bear the financial risks of catastrophic care costs themselves, we as a country are deciding to share more of that risk collectively. the only alternative would be to borrow more indefinitely. but that would be irresponsible at a time when our national debt is already the highest it has been in peacetime. kate: france's national to statistics -- national statistics office expects growth this year. gdp growth expected from 6% to 6.25%. economists saying at least for now the fourth wave of coronavirus infections that interrupted france's controversial health plans have not seemed to affected the economic recovery. let's take a look at the day's trading action now. wall street has closed mixed on concerns of the delta variant. the dow jones down at the closing bell. but when share is percent. just the nasdaq closing slightly above the flat line. losses of about half a percentage point each in london and frankf

he thinks voters will back him because the money is to provide care for elderly people and for the national health servicen the pandemic. here's our political editor laura kuennsberg. even most of the cabinet were in the dark... morning, sir. happy to be raising taxes and breaking promises? ..until this much—anticipated plan emerged this morning into the bright light. there were some polite objections behind closed doors, but no straying from perfect manners for the cameras. i'm happy to give great support to boris johnson, who is a wonderful prime minister. even though borisjohnson�*s breaking a promise, raising a tax to catch up after covid and pay for social care. we must now help the nhs to recover, to be able to provide this— much—needed care to our constituents |and the people we love, and we must| provide the funding to do so now. we will also fix the long—term - problems of health and social care. a low tax party? well, it's being hiked on millions of workers and business in what will become a specific charge on your pay to raise 36 billion over three years. from next april, we will create a new u

the uk government is expected to announce its long—awaited plan for social care and the national health servicegrowing pressure over how it's to be paid for. critics say any rise in national insurance levy would disproportionately affect those on lower wages. official figures show that more than 7 million confirmed cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the uk since the pandemic began. this comes as over 41,000 postitve tests were reported on monday, along with 45 covid—related deaths. meanwhile, the families of those killed by the downing of mh—17 have been giving evidence for the first time at the murder trial in ther netherlands. four suspects, three russians and one ukranian, are accused of shooting down the plane over "rebel—held" eastern ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 people on board. all four are suspected of being key pro—russian separatists, and none are attending the trial. anna holligan sent this report. the bereaved families want the world to know their scars may have healed but the wounds remain. this was the first relative to speak in the courtroom. her father and stepmother

generate 36 -- billion pounds over the next three years to find the covered hit national health service and the social careouse says three quarters of u.s. adults have not received at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine. as president biden prepares to outline a new strategy to fight the pandemic. biden will unveil the plan on thursday. the vaccine hesitancy flowing the country's inoculation. egypt's minister for international cooperation has described expectation for the country's growth rate as impressive. he spoke to bloomberg at the start of the egypt international corporation quorum conference in cairo. >> our growth rate has been one of the positive ones globally. expectations are quite impressive going forward, and that comes on the back of very important reforms, as well as projects across different sectors. that has not stopped despite the pandemic. laura: credit suisse has named rafael lopez lorenzo as chief compliance officer, filling the last gap left by the exit after the archegos scandal. he is currently head of group and panel audits and will take over the bank. global news 24 hours a day, o

among the more than 400 sites cared for by the national park service, are many of our sacred laces. -this hallowed ground next to us, this restingplace place of the heroes of flight 93. your loved ones are in such a place. it, too, is one of the most important sites in our nations history, a place where brave men and women aid history and shape the future. when the events of september 11 have passed from living memory, this memorial, created through the tireless efforts of so many, will allow future generations to remember the inspiring story of flight 93. once again, ladies and gentlemen, we are truly grateful to all of you for making and taking time on the special, special day to join us in remembering and honoring the 40 euros whose names -- 40 heroes whose names are on that wall. to those on the field, and everyone here today, and our cherished family members, thank you very much. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated until the ceremonial gate has been opened. [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] ♪ ♪ >> my country tis of thee, land of the noble breed, i lay my life.

among the more than four hundred sites cared for by the national park service are many of our historicthe resting place of the 40 euros a flight 93. ladies and gentlemen, your loved ones in such a place, it is one of the most important sites in our country. a place where men and women made history and shape the future. when the events of september 11 have passed from living memory, this memorial created through the tireless efforts of so many will allow future generations to remember the inspiring story of flight 93. once again ladies and gentlemen, we truly are grateful to all of you for making and taking time on this special day to join us in remembering and honoring the 40 heroes whose names are inscribed on that wall. to those around the world, to everyone with us today, and our cherished family members, thank you also very much. thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated until the ceremonial gate has been opened. ♪ [applause] ♪ >> next week, watch c-span's january 6 views from the house where 14 members of congress share stories of what they saw, heard, an

it is expected to generate 36 billion pounds to fund the covid hit national health service and soarnl carelder people. mexico's top court has decriminalized abortion. in a region where few countries limit access. criminal liesing early term abortion is unconstitutional. the ruling cease mexico follow argentina where elective abortion was declared legal last year. a human watchdog said iran's new government is scaling up production of highly enriched urine uranium. in its first report since hard line -- to being the presidency, the stockpile is close to the levels needed for weapons. officials will meet to discuss their program later this month. neptune energy is said to be considering a merger with harbor energy. the deal valued a group at $10 billion or more creating one of europe's biggest independent oil and gas companies. africa and southeast asia. we told neptune is considering an i.p.o. or an outright sale. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quick take powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. tom: thank you. we

england is the reason why most of the extra revenue raised will go initially to the national health service and not to the carepeaking to our health editor, hugh pym, nonetheless refused to set any targets for reducing those waiting times. you see people come forward... the prime minister was back at the hospital trust where he was treated in intensive care during the first covid surge. he's announced a new three—year funding dealfor the nhs in england to help clear the backlog of cancelled operations. this is a training area at st thomas's hospital with no patients, so no masks required, when i asked what impact the new money might have. in england, there are more than 300,000 waiting more than a year for an operation. before the pandemic, it was nearer 1,000. how much is that going to come down? give us an idea. we are going to work as fast and as hard as we can, hugh. but don't you need to give some targets as to where you want to get to? we want our nhs to... they think they can do 9 million treatments with the money we're giving them. we hope that that will be... i'm sure they can do it, and we want the b

and a lot of the media concentration on the intensive care was, and what the national health service would be overwhelmed in an acute sense. i think that the social media was an oval, at least for getting some concentration on this and shooting phase of the of the disease and communicating with fellow sufferers. yes, certainly. and i think it's provided a lot of support to people during that time, especially when they couldn't accept any kind of health care or any kind of you know, really attention from their doctors. so i think they certainly provided a support network. i know it's received criticism because people believe that it fuels people believing that as a problem, even if they don't potentially have one. but i would disagree. i think it's been an extremely good report. network people, many of whom are still struggling, even 18 months into the pandemic, to actually get the kind of health care attention that they, that they need and that they deserve. so i think it's been use them in that sense, but i will say in particular, use them in, in raising awareness opposite to ation.

for social— over the national insurance rise for social and — over the national insurance rise for social and health care servicesicted — all saw coming are many people predicted that during covid a lot of money— predicted that during covid a lot of money was spent by the government and there _ money was spent by the government and there are so many ways that the government— and there are so many ways that the government had to provide that support— government had to provide that support to businesses that, the nhs as well— support to businesses that, the nhs as well so— support to businesses that, the nhs as well so where is that money going to come _ as well so where is that money going to come back from? i think a lot of people _ to come back from? i think a lot of people assume that tax rises would be on _ people assume that tax rises would be on at _ people assume that tax rises would be on at some point in the near future — be on at some point in the near future but — be on at some point in the near future but obviously the backbenchers were not happy. there were a _ backbenchers were not happy. there were

decades, saying it will pay for a large catch—up programme in the national health service and fund long—awaited reforms to elderly care

way of raising a lot of money that is desperately needed in the national health service, partly because of the pandemic and also social carewell. what is the alternative of raising national insurance is not the right move, what is a better plan? right move, what is a better lan? right move, what is a better ian? ., ., ., right move, what is a better lan? ., ., ., , ., . plan? the national insurance s stem plan? the national insurance system is — plan? the national insurance system is not _ plan? the national insurance system is not designed - plan? the national insurance system is not designed to i plan? the national insurance l system is not designed to fund this type of government spending. that is ultimately a political choice for the party of the day. as to what type of taxation to you. my concern is that they are thinking that by using national insurance, it will be more politically popular than say using income tax or otherforms of popular than say using income tax or other forms of general taxation. it's a sort of attempt at two different things. attempt at two different thins. ~ , ., attempt at two different thins.

the snp also talked about creating a national care service as a priority.make it easierfor people in scotland to change their legally recognised gender. we are expecting a pardon for striking miners. we will have to wait to hear from nicola sturgeon speaking at holyrood this afternoon. labour has said there must be a focus on a jobs recovery plan and they are warning on any announcements on as they see it breaking up the country and i warning against a second independence referendum. nicola sturgeon paused planning on independence when the pandemic hit, probably too early for concrete plans on that at the moment. scotland still seeing very high covid cases at the moment but possibly we will hear plans to take that forward. possibly we will hear plans to take that forward-— possibly we will hear plans to take that forward. thank you very much. seak to that forward. thank you very much. speak to you _ that forward. thank you very much. speak to you later _ that forward. thank you very much. speak to you later this _ that forward. thank you very much. speak to

she loves the nhs but in the end she spent her life savings on private care for her endometriosis because the national health service stop. you just feel like nobody believes you and nobody is listening to you. the idea of the nhs makes us proud, but research by engage britain suggests our experience of it often disappoints us. in a poll 28% of people said they had had to fight to get the treatment they needed. over a quarter of people said they felt dismissed or not taken seriously, a figure that rises to 45% among young women. we really love the nhs. this is an institution that truly is valued across this country. but that is sitting at the same time with lots of us having really quite traumatic experiences. the question raised by the research is whether public affection for the model means inadequate attention is given to what the s stands for in nhs. it's just the time it takes to get everything you need, and being on hold for hoursjust to get a simple question answered, or waiting forfive or six months just to get a chat with a physiotherapist, and it's just really frustrating. floss, who comes from leicestersh

among the more than four hundred sites cared for by the national park service are many of our historic places. this hallowed ground next to us, the resting place of the 40 euros a flight 93. ladies and gentlemen, your loved ones in such a place, it is one of the most important sites in our country. a place where men and women made history and shape the future. when the events of september 11 have passed from living memory, this memorial created through the tireless efforts of so many will allow future generations to remember the inspiring story of flight 93. once again ladies and gentlemen, we truly are grateful to all of you for making and taking time on this special day to join us in remembering and honoring the 40 heroes whose names are inscribed on that wall. to those around the world, to everyone with us today, and our cherished family members, thank you also very much. thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated until the ceremonial gate has been opened. >> you have been watching live coverage from shanks will, pennsylvania. flight 93 crashed into the grou

he thinks voters will back him because the money is to provide care for elderly people and for the national health servicerts. small jellied eels. this trip to the essex coast brings back happy memories for sharon, it is one of the places she and her mother loved visiting. now, 92—year—old june is in a nursing home. she has heart problems, epilepsy and needs a lot of help which has been paid for by selling the council house the family worked hard to buy. their experience underlines why reform of the care system is so desperately needed. it's just worrying me sick. it's worrying me sick. one in seven people will pay more than £100,000 towards their care. she does know she hasn't got endless pots of money. you know, we have paid, i think my last calculation is around 250,000, £260,000 in fees already. the money will run out within weeks but council funding doesn't cover the home's fees, so after four years, sharon's mum may be forced to move somewhere cheaper. my mum's not a piece of luggage you auction off to the lowest bidder. i made a promise to my mum that she would stay in that home. 0bviously, when th

sickness and save lives, keep schools open, protect care homes, maintain access to all care in the national health servicelockdown. the scottish parliament has already voted to introduce covid passports no—one wants a repeat of last winter. the hope is that vaccines will make the crucial difference this time. so what would trigger plan b? and how bad does it have to get? the government says it will be guided by the numbers and how well the national health service is coping. currently we are admitting around 750 people a day to hospital, which is much less than 3800 people that were being admitted at the peak in january. but we are back to a level that we were at in early march. over a rolling seven day period there we are around 33,000 new cases a day. and 138 deaths per day. which tells you that today we seem ready to tolerate much more than we did 18 months ago. but then maybe that's because 18 months on we do have proper testing and a vaccine that works. i'm joined now by matthew taylor, the chief executive of the nhs confederation. the membership organisation speaks by the whole health care system in

sickness and save lives, keep schools open, protect care homes, maintain access to all care in the national health servicedown. the scottish parliament has already voted to introduce covid passports for some settings from the start of next month. while none of us like these things, we would be irresponsible not to take advantage of all of the different levers that we have at our disposal to keep cases down. no—one wants a repeat of last winter. the hope is that vaccines will make the crucial difference this time. the booster programme will begin next week across the uk. the third dose will be given at least six months after the second was adminstered. a dose of pfizer or half a dose of moderna are the preferred options for boosters. care home staff and residents will be among priority groups. here's our health editor, hugh pym. at a carpentry class in surrey for men who've retired, it was clear there was enthusiasm about the prospect of having a booster covid jab. i think that the whole scheme is good, and i think i feel better for having myjabs, so, yes, i'd have it immediately. i always have a flu jab o

care. i did speak with a couple of representatives from the national pension service and they were pretty matter of fact at 1st about what they have, what their job is, and i get it. their job is to grow money for pensioners. we give our money to asset managers and they then decide where it gets invested, and so distancing themselves from it. so in other words, it doesn't really matter where the pension money is going, as long as it's a good return. national and city governments in south korea need to make some major shift before they will be in full compliance with their human rights obligations. you know, human rights law is very specific about those types of projects. for the vixen under international human rights is considered a growth violation of human rights. people die enforced evictions and people's lives are basically ruined. so it's not to be taken lightly. oh, cory issues, you know, climate change, housing, they ought to be bedded into the fiduciary frameworks. operation funds. oh pension funds representing people who are retiring me. you have to ask, how would they feel about this?

i'm the, a national strategy is 1st and foremost, the country's response at the policy level to plan for transfer services and, and provide care for people with dementia. and the care is in the country. what we see with our national policy at that action is less coordinated and less concerted the. so what, and that's one of the main reasons why we're actually, i'm asking why the global actually planned for it, for dementia that was released in 2017 by o w l members. call for member states to develop such comprehensive national policies and strategies really to map out and plan and that the responses and the activities that are required at country level dr. it's an insidious disease of no treatment, but there are ways to prevent the onset or delay and what can individuals do yes, here at 1st and foremost it's, it's important to remember what's good for your heart is good for your brain. so here we're targeting risk factors that are shared with other non communicable diseases, such as being physically active to be maintaining a healthy diet, maintaining a healthy body way, not smoking, not drinking alcohol or reducing it to a mi

uncomfortable for any chancellor to raise taxes in the form of national insurance to form and pour more money into the health services social care up, the courts back log, prison overflows, a black hole in the railways budget, this public—sector pay rates budgets. there are so many demands in the treasury and the inflation will be one of the key concerns for the chancellor going forward. brute one of the key concerns for the chancellor going forward. we are obviously and — chancellor going forward. we are obviously and very _ chancellor going forward. we are obviously and very difficult i obviously and very difficult economic territory and there�*s always going to be a cost to coping with covid—i9 and government time to take extreme measures. are we seeing all of the start to come home and the people really prepared now for quite tough times and some very difficult decisions for all parties, really? i difficult decisions for all parties, reall ? ~ . . difficult decisions for all parties, reall ? ~ . difficult decisions for all parties, reall ? ~' ., , , �* really? i think as she said, we've known for _ really? i think as she sai

home healthcare services and those workers who have the respect and the pay and the training that is worthy of the people that they are caring for and of those workers. for the nations and the technology to help meet their standards as well so it is a pretty exciting time and it is transformative. and how when the republicans refuse to cooperate on this they are jeopardizing the full faith and credit of the united states which is guaranteed in the constitution it's just a matter of weeks before we run out of extraordinary measures to protect us from that. but just a discussion of it a number of years ago when republicans were refusing to lift the debt ceiling just the discussion lowered the credit rating. for building back better and i like to say building back better with women so that's where we are. >> thank you for your question. we have the essence of the build back better. that is a question i'm not going to negotiate right here. >> to move the debt ceiling today, was that the plan? >> it is among the plans. >> is that something that you are thinking about? >> it's in the constitution. we really do not have to go through this all the time. what's important for

care. or national service or even public health. bipartisanship means getting some, not all, of your wish list. bipartisanship means having to accept the other side may have some good ideas. we reach on easy compromises here. we work ideas out. so that more, not less, of the elected members of congress that representatives of the american people can say yes. it sometimes is slow. it is frequently messy. but it brings about unity and lasting change that is supported by the american people. if that is not the goal, i don't know why any of us are here. madam chairman. >> thank you. secretary bis ra, secretary card anyway thank you for joining us. i'm pleased to welcome you back before this committee and look forward to your testimony. secretary bass ra, we will begin with you. >> at hhs, the health and safety of students families and school personnel is our top priority, always, not just during a pandemic. covid has robbed so much from our children. a safe and comprehensive learning environment, a normal school year, time with mentors

health and i social care board do need massive investment, especially after tory austerity has so undermined the national health service100 million would raise £69 billion, so surely a wealth tax is how we should be funding these vital services. isn't it true that despite the rhetoric and promises, the tories don't have the guts to take on the super rich who fund their party, and thatis super rich who fund their party, and that is why they won't back a wealth tax? i that is why they won't back a wealth tax? .. ,, that is why they won't back a wealth tax? i, ,, i, , tax? i thank him for his contribution. _ tax? i thank him for his contribution. at - tax? i thank him for his contribution. at least i tax? i thank him for his| contribution. at least he tax? i thank him for his - contribution. at least he has the guts, unlike the leader of his party, to say that he would tax people in this country to the tune of £13 billion a year to pay for this. this is a wealth tax on that scale. we believe that this is the right way. what we haven't heard from the labour front bench as any credible alternative.— credible alternative. wo

handmade walls, again, reflected national park service rustic architecture and naturalistic landscape design. plantings were planted to heal roadside scars. great care was taken in designing views and view sheds. the road was known also for its cultural resource preservation. there was a desire along the roadside to tried to capture some of the crafts and farming practices and open fields agricultural aspects of the landscape. the project was also notable for its attempt at public relations. so cutting across 500 miles, gaining property, you know, buying property from individual farmers proved to be rather difficult. in many of these communities people did not want to interact with the g men or the men from the government, right? one of the things that they ended up doing was they my owe neared the use of the conservation easement where they couldn't purchase land on either way, widen that right of way, they would purchase an easement to the land that would allow them to preserve the view shed. today this is a practice widely known for protection of things like wetlands, natural areas as well as view sheds. at the time it was one of the revolutionar

they provide high-quality, comprehensive health care services to primarily low income children and adolescents across the nation. during the covid-19 pandemic, many have been using telehealth to provide key health care services to their student populations. as children return to school, these school-based health centers will play a critical role along with other providers and making sure that children can access the important health and mental health services that they need. one of the key services is vaccination. last fall, data from the centers of medicare and medicaid services show that rates of vaccination, primary and preventive health care. have declined for children in medicaid with numbers across the board. today's hearing is so important so that we can examine the way that congress can make key services even more affordable and accessible. i would like to ask a few questions on this. your expertise is critical to our discussion. pediatricians are a trusted voice for parents when explaining important safety and effectiveness of vaccines. they play a central role in getting children vaccinated. the vacci

national weather service to issue the first-ever tornado warning for the northeast. declared federisasters new york and new jersey. that clears the way for fema to assist in recovery and cleanup efforts. >> hurricane ida didn't care if you were a democrat or a republican, rural or urban. the destruction is everywhere. >> reporter: and police in new york say they rescued more than 800 passengers from vehicles yesterday. besides the mess on the roads, there are also problems with rolling power outages. ida left more than 100,000 people in the dark all along the east coast. anne-marie? >> that is tough because it is going to be a hot weekend. bradley blackburn in new york. thank you so much. >>> well president biden will visit storm-ravaged louisiana today five days after hurricane ida hit. he's expected to meet with state and local officials and survey the damage. more than one million homes and businesses in louisiana and mississippi still do not have electricity. >> we're asking people to be patient, to be good neighbors, to check on their relatives and the people who live around them and offer assistance where you can. >> and louisiana officials are investigating the deaths of four seniors, nursing home resident