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we investigation and the local nhs had this to sa . ~ . investigation and the local nhs had thistosa local nhs had thisto sa . ~ ., . ., this to say. we have concluded from that that the — this to say. we have concluded from that that the services _ this to say. we have concluded from that that the services say. _ this to say. we have concluded from that that the services say. it - this to say. we have concluded from that that the services say. it was - that that the services say. it was benchmarked against regional figures, but also nationalfigures. in 2015 the couple met the then health secretaryjeremy hunt in westminster, at the time the chief executive was peter herring. he declined to be interviewed. today the former chair, peter latchford, offered an unreserved apology. i feel it was definitely beneficial to meet mr hunt and for him to see our faces and hear our story so that when we presented the 23 cases to him later and said, remember us, remember the impact, we are not the only ones, he did the right thing and requested an investigation. it was the death of another baby in

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maternity services along with other nhs colleagues tell me they are exhausted. 0ur nhs has endeavoureds very best, looking at how it can deliver services in new ways to provide the best quality care for its patients. we are right to be proud of the nhs and staff, they have given so much of themselves over this time. today, i am here to describe a different scenario. i am am here to describe a different scenario. iam here am here to describe a different scenario. i am here to talk to you about the shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust, it crossed his maternity services failed both families across shropshire and sometimes their own staff over a prolonged period of time. this final report follows on from our first report follows on from our first report which was published in december 2020. report which was published in december2020. in report which was published in december 2020. in the first report we outlined the local actions for learning and immediate and essential actions to be implemented at the trust and across the wider maternity system in england. this second and final repor

to the nhs.ing to watch is public-sector pay because - going to the nhs. the thing to watch is public-sector pay because the - is public—sector pay because the treasury puts out a little noticed paper into the pay review body is kind of saying we know inflation will go up to around 5% as it was then, but keep your eye on the 2% target. it's now gone up to six, heading up to nine, but it will be at this six, seven, eight level for the rest of the year so it's much more difficult now for the government to turn around to teachers and nurses, everybody really, police officers, and say oh no, you need to stick to three or 4%. i haven't read all the documents yet, i have seen nothing on that and thatis yet, i have seen nothing on that and that is 6 million workers and the pay review bodies are not due to report untiljuly. the pay will be set up 3%. another thing, they will get the real terms pay cut next month. ., , get the real terms pay cut next month. . , ., ., , , month. that is going to focus mind

nhs, and i think, that is quite _ nhs, save our nhs, and i think, that is quite interesting there hasof date, we need to look at different ways of running it and different ways of maybe certain areas _ and different ways of maybe certain areas need — and different ways of maybe certain areas need to be run, you know, totally— areas need to be run, you know, totally revolutionised and no one will do _ totally revolutionised and no one will do that, because every time any politician _ will do that, because every time any politician tries to do anything with the nhs, — politician tries to do anything with the nhs, everybody becomes hysterical. what has happened is it has got _ hysterical. what has happened is it has got bigger, fatter and slower and less— has got bigger, fatter and slower and less and less efficient and it is now— and less and less efficient and it is now almost like a giant blob and it is very— is now almost like a giant blob and it is very hard to know where to start _ it is very hard to know where to start it — it is very hard to know where to start. , , , , it is ver

and improve the nhs and get it back to where _ and improve the nhs and get it back to where it _ ande know there is a lot at the 5ame time, we know there is a lot of— at the same time, we know there is a lot of dissatisfaction out there so we saw— lot of dissatisfaction out there so we saw rishi sunak trying to do a balancing — we saw rishi sunak trying to do a balancing budget. we have seen another— balancing budget. we have seen another ten saying, politically, this may— another ten saying, politically, this may start to be damaging to us so can— this may start to be damaging to us so can we _ this may start to be damaging to us so can we find ways in which rebates can be _ so can we find ways in which rebates can be given? can we take the edge of here— can be given? can we take the edge of here and— can be given? can we take the edge of here and there? i think this will be the _ of here and there? i think this will be the story of this year, the real danger— be the story of this year, the real danger that the government is that nobody— danger that the government is that nobody und

. >> the worst maternity sandal in nhs history. a major report will really veal the true scale of failings at a hospital trust where hundreds of babies died or were left brain damaged. >> nobody should have to leave the hospital without their maybe. knowing it was avoidable, it -- the pain is indescribable. >> remembering the stars of sport and showbiz, we will come together in melbourne today to pay tribute to -- at his state memorial. >> pleased for all his fans throughout the world -- able to join him -- >> laser focused fan club, egypt says players face racial abuse as mohammed -- penalty missed feast and missed out on the world cup. >> what is it? tell me why. what is wrong with me? >> tv's biggest moments this year, we will bring you the tv bafta nominations live this hour. also coming up on the program this year, wherever you are watching us around the world, we will speak to our chief correspondent stewart ramsey to hear from him for the first time since his team came under fire close to kyiv, as well as ukraine's ambassado

the government would say that the nhs _ plan for the nhs.be honest that we went into i health and social care? we have to be honest that we went into the i be honest that we went into the pandemic— be honest that we went into the pandemic with nhs staffing shortages estimated at about 100,000, with nhs waiting _ estimated at about 100,000, with nhs waiting list— estimated at about 100,000, with nhs waiting list already had 4.5 million and a _ waiting list already had 4.5 million and a underestimate race underinvestment in the nhs. that has stored _ underinvestment in the nhs. that has stored up _ underinvestment in the nhs. that has stored up big problems. the health secretary— stored up big problems. the health secretary is in a treasury imposed straitjacket. we can't acknowledge the scale _ straitjacket. we can't acknowledge the scale of the problem. he is not able to— the scale of the problem. he is not able to take the steps needed to make _ able to take the steps needed to make sure the nhs is fit for the future — make sure the nhs is f

the names of all the nhs workers who have died will be | nhs workers who have died will be sung.this is howard goodall's piece, a really powerful- sung. this is howard goodall's piece, a really powerfulthing. | piece, a really powerful thing. singing — piece, a really powerful thing. singing gives expression to words in a different— singing gives expression to words in a different way. notjust singing gives expression to words in a different way. not just saying singing gives expression to words in a different way. notjust saying it but singing it is so powerful and in his piece. — but singing it is so powerful and in his piece, the names of those who died in _ his piece, the names of those who died in the — his piece, the names of those who died in the nhs will be recited at some _ died in the nhs will be recited at some of— died in the nhs will be recited at some of their families are going to be there — some of their families are going to be there it — some of their families are going to be there. it will be an emotional and powerful event.— be there. it will be an emotional a

nhs leaders want to follow them throu~h. ~ . .hrou~h. a ., �* . ., ., through. michael buchanan in shrewsbury. _ through. michael buchanan in shrewsbury, thank _ through. michael buchanan in shrewsbury, thank you. - and if you've been affected by any of this, details of organisations offering information and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information on 08000155 998. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has been speaking with president biden, and wants more military support, in ukraine's war with russia. it comes as fighting is continuing around the capital, kyiv, and other northern cities, despite russia's pledge yesterday to draw back troops. in the south, too, russian forces have advanced further into the ruined city of mariupol. while in mykolaiv, 12 people were killed by a missile strike. in the east, russia's defence ministry says forces are now focusing on the donbas region. meanwhile, in russia itself, there are further signs of a clampdown on intern

. >> the worst maternity scandal in nhs history. a major report will reveal the true scale of failings at a hospital trust where hundreds of babies died, or were left brain damaged. >> nobody should have to leave the hospital without their baby, knowing it was avoidable, the pain is indescribable -- >> indeed they are getting safer. that is indeed the -- remembering the spin -- will come together to pay tribute to the cricket legend shane warne at his stadium. >> -- able to join -- farewell. >> laser focused from egypt says players faced abuse as -- penalty miss says miss out on the world cup. >> what is it? tell us who you are. what is wrong with me? >> it is a sin. leading the tv baftas with 11 nominations. also coming up on the program for you this morning, wherever you are watching us around the world, we will speak to our chief correspondent stewart ramsey to hear from him for the first time since he and his team have come under fire close to kyiv as well as ambassador to the uk. >> you have north already here jackie weaver nor

paul says the problems have been caused by the nhs - have been caused by the nhs contracts.sease, you can lose money. if we are not funded properly, we can't do the job, and to be honest we just can't do it anymore. it is destroying us. linda couldn't find _ anymore. it is destroying us. linda couldn't find an _ anymore. it is destroying us. linda couldn't find an nhs _ anymore. it is destroying us. linda couldn't find an nhs dentist - anymore. it is destroying us. linda couldn't find an nhs dentist so says she had no choice. you couldn't find an nhs dentist so says she had no choice.— she had no choice. you either go rivate she had no choice. you either go private or— she had no choice. you either go private or you — she had no choice. you either go private or you can't _ she had no choice. you either go private or you can't get - she had no choice. you either go private or you can't get seen. - she had no choice. you either go | private or you can't get seen. we can't afford to do that, and we are pushed in with no option. if you need the treatment, you have got to do. ~ n

to go towards the nhs did help me. to go towards the nhs _ the nhs did help me.tributions? yes, yeah. interesting. rachel, i contributions? yes, yeah. | interesting. rachel, thank contributions? yes, yeah. i interesting. rachel, thank you contributions? yes, yeah. - interesting. rachel, thank you for chatting _ interesting. rachel, thank you for chatting to— interesting. rachel, thank you for chatting to us, this morning. the chancellor's _ chatting to us, this morning. he chancellor's statement chatting to us, this morning. tie chancellor's statement do in a couple of hours' time. will he make a cut in fuel duty? that is something that might help traders here but not like mums like rachel who don't have a car. they are still thinking of other ways to make their money go further. tqm. thinking of other ways to make their money go further.— money go further. 0k, fiona, thank ou ve money go further. 0k, fiona, thank you very much _ money go further. 0k, fiona, thank you very much for — money go further. 0k, fiona, thank you very much for that. _ money go further. 0

people will be contacted by the nhs and they can then book - the nhs and they can then book online or people are eligible for this spring booster, including half a million who are immunosuppressed. that will come six months after their last jab. it should help top up the very strong protection that the vaccine is given against severe covid, but it does wane over time. that is needed for the most vulnerable because cases are seeing a resurgence. around 100,000 recorded cases a day. and the true total, of course, is much higher. what matters, of course, is the impact on hospitals. there too, the numbers of those with covid in hospital are also rising and they have been for the past month. in scotland, there are now the highest number of covid patients in hospital than at any time in the pandemic, a startling statistic. however, around half may be more of covid patients in hospital are actually admitted with something else. very few are ending up something else. very few are ending up in intensive care. we now have effective treatments. but although covid deaths are creeping up at about

of course the nhs needs _ you think the nhs needs?e nhs needs resources and any chancellor sets out tax plans when it comes to the election. if it can change this much in six monthsjust as the national insurance increase was announced, think how much circumstances will change in two years. that is the sensible time to do it. do years. that is the sensible time to do it. , :, years. that is the sensible time to doit. , do it. do you accept the circumstances - do it. do you accept the circumstances of - do it. do you accept the circumstances of the i do it. do you accept the - circumstances of the pandemic followed very swiftly by the war in ukraine has put an enormous strain on both public finances and because of the actions taken by the government to put pressure on the putin regime is having consequences here? {iii putin regime is having consequences here? .., , putin regime is having consequences here? , ., �*, ., here? of course that's true here and around the — here? of course that's true here and around the world, _ here? of cour

the nhs. , ._ maternity care in the history of the nhs. , . ., , nhs. walters were leaking. _ nhs. i went in thursday, walters were leaking, they _ nhs. i went in thursday, walters were leaking, they didn't - nhs. i went in thursday, walters were leaking, they didn't induce l nhs. i went in thursday, walters i were leaking, they didn't induce me until saturday.— were leaking, they didn't induce me until saturday. hayley matthews was left in labour — until saturday. hayley matthews was left in labour for _ until saturday. hayley matthews was left in labour for 36 _ until saturday. hayley matthews was left in labour for 36 hours. _ until saturday. hayley matthews was left in labour for 36 hours. if- until saturday. hayley matthews was left in labour for 36 hours. if they . left in labour for 36 hours. if they had listened _ left in labour for 36 hours. if they had listened to _ left in labour for 36 hours. if they had listened to me _ left in labour for 36 hours. if they had listened to me from - left in labour for 36 hours. if they had listened to me fro

nhs staff absences are _ 100% over the last four weeks. nhs staff absences are higher than normal.out, the chief medical officer told us... no one disputes that we will live with covid for the foreseeable future, but that can mean quite different things. forthe but that can mean quite different things. for the government, that means removing restrictions in this assessment. £31 means removing restrictions in this assessment-— means removing restrictions in this assessment. of course we keep the data under review, _ assessment. of course we keep the data under review, but _ assessment. of course we keep the data under review, but there's i assessment. of course we keep the data under review, but there's no i data under review, but there's no particular— data under review, but there's no particular cause _ data under review, but there's no particular cause for— data under review, but there's no particular cause for concern - data under review, but there's no particular cause for concern of i data under review, but there's nol particular cause for concern of this point _ particular ca

it's because i care deeply about the nhs. and i know the country does as well.a situation where millions of people are going to be waiting years to get the treatment they wanted, as we recovered from coronavirus. >> but we didn't hat expect a windfall in the form -- of >> we didn't think that was acceptable for anybody. we want to address. the team at the nhs are prepared to work incredibly hard to work through that backlog. i wanted to make sure that they had the funding to they need in order to do that. yes why we're introducing this levy. people can be reassured every penny of it, unlike all other ten taxes, every penny goes to the thing they care most about. thanks to the actions of the health secretary, they can be assured as willie well spent. we're rooting out inefficiency, or for things, and announcing more ambitious targets on that today. doubling nhs officially. yes, ukraine has come along and made it more difficult. but it hasn't changed the underlying situation that we've got this monumental backlog that we want to work through. and this, although it

the catalogue of tragic failings of the nhs trust after 200 deaths. and remembering prince philip, the memorial service attended by the queen and accompanied by prince andrew. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel: on a busy night of international football, christian eriksen scores for denmark on his first match at the stadium where he collapsed during the european championship. good evening from lviv, here in western ukraine. there was a small glimmer of hope today at face—to—face peace talks between russia and ukraine. the negotiations, in istanbul, were the first for a fortnight. ukraine confirmed it was prepared to be a neutral country and abandon ambitions to join the nato military alliance, in line with key russian demands. for its part, moscow announced what looks like a change of military strategy here. it says russian troops will "drastically reduce" their operations around the capital, kyiv, and in the northern city of chernihiv, focusing on the donbas region, in the east of the country. russia's deputy defence minister said th

over 200 babies might have survived had better maternity care been provided by an nhs trust, the bbc—changing injuries as a result of the failure to provide adequate treatment by shrewsbury and telford nhs trust. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan helped uncover the story and joins us now. 200 avoidable deaths and many injuries — this is a very serious finding. it is indeed, and tomorrow is the culmination of a five year investigation into maternity care in shropshire, shared by the senior midwife which started out as an investigation into 23 cases but it has mushroomed and the review team looked into 1862 cases and it is the largest inquiry into maternity care in the history of the nhs. ahead of the publication, what we have learned is that the review team have concluded that 131 stillbirths and 70 neonatal deaths might not have happened had better maternity been provided in the vast majority of cases are from the year 2000 up to 2019. poor care is also said to have been a contributor to the death of a number of women in childbirth and to dozens of children sustaining

the nhs in england is under immense pressure, too.umber of patients in hospital with coronavirus here has reached record levels. and they keep coming. james cook, bbc news, airdrie. a man who murdered his ex—girlfriend's two—year—old son has been jailed for life after the couple's abuse was captured on secret recordings. after the couple's abuse kyrell matthews was left with more than 40 rib fractures after weeks and phylesia shirley at his home in south london. a p&o ferries ship has been detained in northern ireland this evening over safety concerns. the vessel was detained in the port of larne and is being held while checks are carried out on the ship's documentation and staff training. it's thought the ship was detained before re—entering service after crews were sacked last week. the man accused of murdering the mp sir david amess told police only hours afterwards that it was a terrorist attack, a court has heard. sir david, the mp for southend west, died after he was stabbed more than 20 times during a constituency surgery in le

the nhs in england is under immense pressure too.ook, bbc news, airdrie. the man accused of murdering the mp sir david amess told police only hours afterwards that it was a terrorist attack, a court has heard. sir david, the mp for southend west, died after he was stabbed more than 20 times during a constituency surgery in leigh—on—sea in essex last october. the trial at the old bailey heard how 26—year—old ali harbi ali told police officers in questioning that he had "killed an mp". daniel sandford reports. you are under arrest. ali harbi ali was arrested _ you are under arrest. ali harbi ali was arrested minutes _ you are under arrest. ali harbi ali was arrested minutes after- you are under arrest. ali harbi ali was arrested minutes after sir - you are under arrest. ali harbi ali i was arrested minutes after sir david amess was killed and taken to nearby southend police station and today the jury watched what he said officers in video recorded interviews in the hours after the attack. is interviews in the hours after the attack. ,

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they were met yesterday at the ukrainian polish border by nhs staff.y ill children. the other team was from birmingham children's hospital and they were cancer specialists. it was an extremely challenging situation. the teams had no information about the condition of the children before they met them, the staff had promised themselves no child would be turned away because they were too sick. so they had to be able to provide critical care treatment for 21 children on board an aeroplane. in the event, some of the children needed critical care and others needed critical care and others needed chemotherapy. they were allowed to bring siblings under parent. many were very fearful at first but on landing in the uk there was great applause from the families and some of the children were high—fiving the nhs staff. by the end of today, those children should each be in the destination hospital is being treated by the nhs. thank ou. the financial impact of the war in ukraine is already being felt with higher petrol prices and warnings of further rises in energy

roman cregg is an nhs doctor in london. he's originally from western ukraine. front line. ahead, 48 hours on the road across five countries to the ukrainian border. two weeks ago, the life of every ukrainian changed for ever. i woke up at five o'clock, i checked bbc, and... it was war. we drive late into the night, crossing the borderfrom france into germany, stopping just outside dusseldorf. the next morning, after a much—needed black coffee, the team make an early start. in his dayjob, dennis ougrin, another ukrainian, also works for the nhs, in london. i'm doing something that i shouldn't be doing. i'm a child psychiatrist. i'm not very good with the military stuff, i'm not good with guns or rifles or kalashnikovs, or whatever. but one has to prioritise the need. so, at the moment, the key need is that people are dying every day of bleeding. 400 miles down and 600 to go. that night, we make it to poland. after a few hours' sleep, the final part of ourjourney to the ukrainian border. this is the polish side of the crossing. buses arrive here every few minutes

so maybe check the nhs _ contacted by the nhs so maybe check the nhs website to see what the guidanceter quite covid and had an extremely high fever for several days, although it has gone she has dealt testing strongly positive. the guidelines say she can return to school as soon as i fever passes but is she still infectious.— is she still infectious. yes, the lateral flow — is she still infectious. yes, the lateral flow tests _ is she still infectious. yes, the lateral flow tests and - is she still infectious. yes, the lateral flow tests and tests i is she still infectious. yes, the lateral flow tests and tests to l is she still infectious. yes, the i lateral flow tests and tests to pick up lateral flow tests and tests to pick up quite _ lateral flow tests and tests to pick up quite high levels of virus which is one _ up quite high levels of virus which is one of— up quite high levels of virus which is one of the reasons and a few months — is one of the reasons and a few months ago we preferred the pcr test which was _ months ago we preferred the pcr test which was more able to pick

they are now being cared for by incredible nhs staff all here in the u.k.nd also very grateful to all of our partners who have helped to make this happen, the polish government in particular, and of course, the nhs, to get these children out of the area with their family, and different parts of the u.k., the six nhs hospitals that were eventually receiving them and give them the treatment that they need. >> now joining us now, is dr. michael, consultant pediatric intensive care doctor in southampton. he was hart part of the team that helped bring the children over. doctor, thanks for joining us. these little ones have cancer, but they are now here, safe, in the u.k., tell us about their journey. >> yes, thank you, i would like to start off by saying that actually, this was an incredible collaboration roos across all parts of the nhs, the health and children's hospitals that were able to put together a critical care transport team, with oncology colleague, and made it from the university hospital of southampton and the children's hospital, and so we set out

the nhs in england is under immense pressure, too.ut it's scotland which is currently in the deepest crisis. for five days in a row now, the number of patients in hospital with coronavirus here has reached record levels. and they keep coming. james cook, bbc news, airdrie. coming up at 6am, breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden but first on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's show: on thin ice in the alps. if coming up on this week's show: on thin ice in the alps.- on thin ice in the alps. if we see something _ on thin ice in the alps. if we see something and - on thin ice in the alps. if we see something and it - on thin ice in the alps. if we see something and it isn't i on thin ice in the alps. if we | see something and it isn't as we wish, we short the race all week at the race.— we wish, we short the race all week at the race. the best kid for a covid-19 _ week at the race. the best kid for a covid-19 free _ week at the race. the best kid for a covid-19 free break. - week at the race. the best kid for a co

then they said it was to reduce nhs waiting times. that there's no credible plan to do that in this parliament. the problem with national insurance is that it's attacks on work. it's a tax charging by those people who go to work every day, and those people who employ them. some of the richest people in our country, who earn an income through dealing in stocks and shares, or through a portfolio of properties, they won't pay a penny more in taxes with a national insurance rice. that's not right. it's not right that ordinary, working people should be footing the bill. >> let's bring in our political editor, sam. rachel reeves -- it's strange to hear labor attacking conservatives for a tax rate to pay for the nhs. it is feel like uncharted territory here. >> and on this, i know plenty of conservatives that would agree with rachel reeves. look, i challenge jacob -- to defend the national insurance rice. he declined to do through and said it was a matter for the chancellor. i've been talking to big donors who worry that money going in to he

over 20 years, errors at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust led to babies being stillborn, dying afterth or being left severely brain damaged. the daily mail reports that the health secretary said the staff responsible for the scandal would be "held to account" and revealed that police were probing around 600 cases. the daily express also carries that same story, featuring a picture of rhiannon davies with her baby kate, who died in 2009. the i newspaper is reporting that the head of britain's gchq spy agency is warning china not to become "too closely aligned" with russia, as it continues to pursue its path of aggression against ukraine. in a speech due to be given tomorrow, sirjeremy fleming will also say putin's advisers are afraid to tell him the truth about the ukraine error, reports the times. and the guardian has a special report about ukraine's railways bringing refugees to safety. lots to get through. let's begin, sam, benjamin, hello to you both again. lots of the papers dominated by this story we have been covering today. it is really awful details of the front page, let's s

they hid many of their failings from nhs regulators. issues in safety were apparent in both midwifery—led unit and consultant settings. unfortunately, these cases were not isolated incidents and, through the timespan of our review, we have found repeated errors in care, which led to injury to either mothers or their babies. for these two families who instigated the review after their children died, the report is a vindication of their efforts. it is thanks to the efforts of these two families, who each lost daughters in avoidable circumstances seven years apart, that the review was set up. i think we were absolutely right to do what we did, absolutely right. and i hope that all the other families that never had the opportunity to ask questions or didn't get the answers that they should have had when they suffered their harm, i hope that they get answers. for me, it'sjust bittersweet, that we are missing daughters that should be with us today because their avoidable deaths were exactly that, avoidable, and we were lied to all the way thr

instead, they're stuck in a queue as the nhs struggles to cope.yself with in my career. i think we would ask the public to remain patient with us, both from waiting for their appointments to happen, but also when they do have to come into hospital and know that we will see them as quickly as we can. and the danger there is that these patients might actually come to harm. that's what was always on our mind when we're trying to look after patients, it's that we want to minimise the time that they're here so that we can look after them safely. but with waiting times breaking records, the royal college of emergency medicine estimates that delays have led to the unnecessary deaths of up to 240 patients in scotland so far this year. we have record numbers in hospital with covid. if i look at our nhs staff absences due to testing positive for covid, they've increased by 100% over the last four weeks. so, the most immediate thing we can do, the thing that i think will alleviate most of the pressure from the nhs, is control the transmission of covid, and t

and they will get life saving treatment from the nhs. plus, life after abramovich. potential candidate promises to give chelsea fans a seat on the board if -- and, we'll take a look at how the papers are covering the crisis on the front pages. good morning, this is the early rundown. it is day 19 of russia's invasion of ukraine. and in his late night address, president sullen ski has said that the country is going through the worst ordeal in its history. it urges ukraine to hold on. let's take you through the latest developments this morning. today's president has reiterated his call to impose a no fly zone after a russian strike killed 35 people on a military base. it was 15 miles from the polish border. china's u.s. embassy said that they have never heard of reports that russia has asked for military assistance from beijing. talks will take place between chinese diplomats and the u.s. today. there will also be further talks between ukraine and russia with both sides sounding increasingly optimistic that the progress is being made. they are due to start at 8:30, uk

the nhs has faced its most difficult winter in a generation, according to the latest data.e modern—day targets were introduced. a&e doctors say performance continues to deteriorate with little prospect of improvement. with me is our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. and it's a pretty bleak picture, sophie? and it's a pretty bleak picture, sohie? ~ , , ., sophie? absolutely. there is no . uestion sophie? absolutely. there is no question this — sophie? absolutely. there is no question this winter _ sophie? absolutely. there is no question this winter was - sophie? absolutely. there is no. question this winter was probably the most difficult for the nhs in around 20 years. around 20 years ago, many of the targets were introduced. they have all been going on the wrong direction. the overall waiting list now is a record 6.1 million patients, over 300,000 patients have waited longer than a year, but it is the patients who have been waiting two years or more which are really particularly worrying. those are people in need of hip replacements, knee replacements and hernias,

borisjohnson wanted to do the national nhs backlog — wanted to do the national nhs backlog and social borrowing. he almost _ that could not come from borrowing. he almost ended up with this unhappy compromise for everyone where a tax rise emerge — compromise for everyone where a tax rise emerge. i don't remember necessarily have who chose it but chosen _ necessarily have who chose it but chosen spending, that's how we got here _ chosen spending, that's how we got here a— chosen spending, that's how we got here a few— chosen spending, that's how we got here. a few weeks ago or a few months — here. a few weeks ago or a few months ago now, there was the joint hytined _ months ago now, there was the joint bylined piece of the sunday times where _ bylined piece of the sunday times where borisjohnson and rishi sunak said they— where borisjohnson and rishi sunak said they are sticking with this. i suspect— said they are sticking with this. i suspect they will come i think they're — suspect they will come i think they're looking for ways to soften it. they're looking for ways to soften it and

that hospital care, the social care, some absolute angels in an extraordinarily resilient that the nhsnd the long covid factors and consequences and i think it is not, it is over 70s, yes, who need that next booster as quickly as possible but all of the time, there won't be any more free tests, we hardly barely see any masks any more, and, yes, great for many that as of today the uk, all four nations, have adopted this policy of not needing any screening any more, but very worrying for anybody who is immunosuppressed so anxiety there. let's end with our most famous over 70 with the queen who wants to spend more time, benedicte, in her cottage on the balmoral estate. band more time, benedicte, in her cottage on the balmoral estate.— more time, benedicte, in her cottage on the balmoral estate. and what the next ordinary — on the balmoral estate. and what the next ordinary monarch _ on the balmoral estate. and what the next ordinary monarch she _ on the balmoral estate. and what the next ordinary monarch she is, - on the balmoral estate. and what the next ordinary monarch she is, i - on t

nhs staff.— border by nhs staff.use from the families and some of the children were high—fiving the nhs staff. by the end of today, those children should each be in their destination hospitals being treated by the nhs. time for a look at the weather forecast now. a lot of sunshine today, but also some rain. earlier on in the day we had the rain in northern ireland. it has now moved into parts of gotland and northern england. it is a bit of a mixed bag today. i think the majority of us are actually enjoying the fine and dry weather. now here's the band of cloud that brought the showers earlier on to northern ireland. it has been crossing the irish sea, now spreading across northern areas and i think at the end of the afternoon we are talking about rain in central scotland, moving through the lowlands with some showers there in northern england too, but generally speaking, there is a lot of dry and even sunny weather to end the afternoon. this evening, it is going to be clear with light winds. the temperatures will dro

looking at our nhs staff absences _ in scotland.are higher than normal, over 20 2% of the total workforce, were absent in the total workforce, were absent in the week to the 20th of march and infection levels have been rising. in the week to the 19th of march, around one in 16 people in the uk had covid, and as all of this played out, the chief medical officer told us we should just roll with it rather than expect there is some end point. no one disputes we will be living with covid for the foreseeable future, but that can mean quite different things. for the uk government, it means removing restrictions and this assessment. brute restrictions and this assessment. we kee restrictions and this assessment. - keep the data under review, but there is no particular cause for concern at this point. to assess the oint we concern at this point. to assess the point we have _ concern at this point. to assess the point we have reached, _ concern at this point. to assess the point we have reached, it _ concern at this point. to assess the point

and it feels like an incredibly— help the nhs.r north—west. —— brisk wind. here comes the weather front overnight, slipping southwards, weakening as it does so and at the same time we have another weather front coming up from the south bringing in some rain. this weather front is a cold front, so behind it, the air turns cold and there is a chance we could see some frost across parts of north—west scotland and northern ireland. we should remain frost free elsewhere. as we head into wednesday, we still have an array of weather fronts. this one is a weak front heading south, this one is heading north, but this one will rejuvenate, it has a tail on it. we have a front producing cloud and rain, in the south, and as it rejuvenates, you can see more rain coming in across the channel islands and southern counties. high pressure starts to build in across scotland and northern ireland, so bar a few showers in the west, we will start to see more in the way of sunshine. temperatures seven to about ia degrees. from wednesday into thursday, we

nhs asks them if there pregnant.— front of the telegraph. nhs asks them if there pregnant.reports to— be gender—neutral, the telegraph reports to everybody, every individual who's getting an abdominal scan whether or not they are pregnant or not. whether or not they are _ are pregnant or not. whether or not they are male or female or they identify— they are male or female or they identify out of the identified gender— identify out of the identified gender was. these stories, they make bad cases~ _ gender was. these stories, they make bad cases. ultimately, the train to reduce _ bad cases. ultimately, the train to reduce offence, trying to make people — reduce offence, trying to make people feel comfortable and it's incredibly fraught area this in the stories— incredibly fraught area this in the stories to — incredibly fraught area this in the stories to make, people tried to use these _ stories to make, people tried to use these to— stories to make, people tried to use these to make very extreme points. you have _ these to make very extreme points. you have about 30 seconds

it is all choices- — of the nhs? not easy choices. it is all choices. let me _ of the nhs?a and ukraine. big producers of grain. that feeds into our market and the supply chain and becomes more expensive to feed chickens, and therefore we've got a crisis in... it is not funny, actually... certainly not for the farmers. the chicken farmers are going to go out of business. stand chicken farmers are going to go out of business— chicken farmers are going to go out of business. and that means there's auoin to of business. and that means there's going to be — of business. and that means there's going to be a _ of business. and that means there's going to be a crisis _ of business. and that means there's going to be a crisis in _ of business. and that means there's going to be a crisis in cakes, - going to be a crisis in cakes, because you need eggs to make them. very briefly, last word, martin? yes, itjust goes to show the yes, it just goes to show the unforeseen consequences of the war in ukraine, _ unforeseen consequences of the war in ukraine, doesn't it was mac all sorts— in

into the experiences of families whose babies died at the shrewsbury and telford nhs trust.ng to start this evening with the observer, i think. hello to you both. i have already mentioned, it is a pretty brutal headline from the observer, talk us through, what has president biden been saying? what has president biden been sa in: ? , , ., , what has president biden been sa in? , , ., , ., saying? this is quite a shift for the biden administration, - saying? this is quite a shift for the biden administration, of. saying? this is quite a shift for - the biden administration, of course at the outset and everything that has happened since has made it clear that vladimir putin is running an reprehensible and cruel and unacceptable regime from moscow and it is now hitting ukraine in the most disastrous way. it is a big thing to call for another head of state and say they cannot remain in power and it will take a lot of people back to basically getting rid of saddam hussein and regime change. there was something of a message of washington, partly because of his calculation, it is cl

they hid many failings from nhs regulators.rtunately, these cases were not isolated incidents and, through the timespan of our review, we have found repeated errors in care, which lead to injury to either mothers or their babies. it is thanks to the efforts of these two families, who each lost daughters in unavoidable circumstances seven years apart, that the review was set up. i think we were absolutely right to do what we did, absolutely right. and i hope that all the other families that never had the opportunity to ask questions or didn't get the answer that they should have had, when they suffered their harm, i hope that they get answers. criticism of this hospital trust is comprehensive and it is absolutely what we have experienced and what we have been saying all along. 11—year—old adam cheshire is profoundly disabled, after developing an infection shortly after birth. at least 94 children, said the review, had been left with life changing injuries such as cerebral palsy, due to poor treatment. adam's mother believes he i

but you have to see where else you can find the money in nhs and social care.umber of think tanks including the teams did recommend to the chance lllor a the time, basically tax the rate at the same rate of income in other words, tax capital gains tax at the same rate as income tax that would bring in the estimate of 17 billion so actually it would be ideally suited to cover the amount that the chancellor would want to raise. >> better stick with labor and inflation. mr. mcfadden joins us. i wonder what you make from your colleague in the labour party john mcdonald. clearly, if you're going to scrap it there needs to be money from elsewhere what do you make of the same gains and tax income >> no doubt seeing that tax suggestion over the next couple of years, the truth is, it's not the usual, for the sensible time for opposition to the tax proposals when it comes to the election the reason i say that, you just have to look at the last couple years to look at how much things have changed not even the last couple of years. since the chancellor announced the tax in

i think wearing a mask in public— off the nhs? far? that is an important _ vaccinations we've had so far? that is an important question. it's very difficult _ is an important question. it's very difficult to — is an important question. it's very difficult to predict the future and every— difficult to predict the future and every time we try to predict the future _ every time we try to predict the future with covid it wrong—footed us. future with covid it wrong—footed us if _ future with covid it wrong—footed us if there — future with covid it wrong—footed us. if there was a variant that escaped — us. if there was a variant that escaped the vaccine plasma community like omicron does and is also more capable _ like omicron does and is also more capable of— like omicron does and is also more capable of causing serious infection, then that would actually lead to— infection, then that would actually lead to significant increase in hospital— lead to significant increase in hospital admissions and the stress on the _ hospital admissions

- so many groups of spectacular people, both in the nhs and i people, both in the nhs and voluntary— decided, he said i stalked him, and it's roughly true and i_ stalked him, and it's roughly true and i said — stalked him, and it's roughly true and i said get on board and he is, and i said get on board and he is, and it— and i said get on board and he is, and it worked. the most people, we know— and it worked. the most people, we know that _ and it worked. the most people, we know that something like one in two of us _ know that something like one in two of us in _ know that something like one in two of us in our— know that something like one in two of us in our lifetimes will have a cancer — of us in our lifetimes will have a cancer we _ of us in our lifetimes will have a cancer. we often live for a very long _ cancer. we often live for a very longtime _ cancer. we often live for a very long time. it used to be a death sentence — long time. it used to be a death sentence. when my father died of cancer— sentence. when my father died of cancer in — sentence. when my father died of can

and we would tax fairly to raise the money needed for the nhs. not just going after working people.government has increased taxes 15 times in two years. that's an incredible burden on ordinary working people. and yet they never come to those who have who make their money from dealing in stocks and shares. so we were taxed fairly, and not just ask ordinary working people to keep up the bill for their failure. >> just before i let you go, the party -- >>. if you are a woman, we share certain biological characteristics. we can name the different parts of the body if you like. and that is what makes you and me women. there are also people who were born a different gender. who go through a process through the gender recognition process. and want to be identified. i don't want to exclude those people some of them we hear yesterday from the conservative mp who has come out as trends. that i don't want to exclude them and deny them the opportunity to live the life that they choose. but for 99.9% of people your gender is because of your biology. but i don't want to exclude other people. i th