i understand nhs england has agreed to meet with vertex, ijolly well hope so.s this counterproposal. following the poisoning attack in salisbury, labour is challenging the government to do more to end the laundering of so—called "dirty" russian money through london. responding to an urgent question, the minister said there was a "long list" of government actions — including measures making it easier to confiscate assets and support for an amendment to legislation going through parliament which could allow sanctions to be imposed on russians alleged to be involved in the death of the lawyer, sergei magnitsky. this government has taken a real steps to tackle criminal finance in this country. whoever the cooks are, wherever they are from, and no matter what nationality, we will pursue them and their cash. despite all the minister has said, the national crime agency estimates that still £90 billion worth of money from the rest of the world has been laundered through the city each year, while the un estimates £100 billion has been lost in british overseas territorie

and of nhs england calling these remarks "significa nt and welcome". of nhs england calling these remarks vulnerable on this issue. they have labour breathing down their necks. theresa may recognises that action is needed and ready to work across party lines to get thejob down. ready to work across party lines to get the job down. john pienaar with the latest from westminster, thank you. the facebook founder, mark zuckerberg, has refused to appear before mps to answer questions about how personal data belonging to millions of facebook users was harvested. one of his deputies will attend instead. meanwhile, a whistleblower from cambridge analytica — the company at the centre of the controversy — has been giving evidence. our technology correspondent, rory cellanjones, reports. he's the founder of the social media giant facing its biggest crisis but facebook‘s mark zuckerberg doesn't want to talk about it to mp5. he's turned down an invitation to answer questions about data privacy and offered to send one of his senior executives instead. that didn't get a good response. i think it is absol

calls for a long—term funding plan for the nhs in england — ministers say they'll come up with a blueprintyear. and on newsnight, before mike employee who sparked global economic privacy said that the uk might not have voted for brexit had it not been for cheating by the leave campaign. good evening and welcome to bbc news. there's been a comprehensive apology by fire chiefs for their response to the terror attack in the manchester arena last year in which 22 people were killed and hundreds were injured by a suicide bomber. the report found the fire service played "no meaningful role" for nearly two hours after the attack. there were poor communications between police and fire crews to co—ordinate their response. and a helpline service for relatives, provided by vodafone, failed completely. the kerslake report is also highly critical of the conduct of some of the media following the attack. judith moritz reports. screaming. it was just chaos, there was people everywhere on the floor. plenty of which weren't alive, or barely alive. ijust... yeah, i don't know, ijust went around and tried to

the chief executive of nhs england, simon stevens, later welcomed the prime minister's announcement, for the nhs was very welcome, timely and significant. before her remarks about the nhs, theresa may, explained the latest situation regarding expulsions of russian diplomats around the world in retaliation for the poisoning of the former spy in salisbury. just to update on the number of countries who have now expelled because i said yesterday that number is going up, it is now 37 countries, 25 pitches that have conducted expulsions. also early this afternoon the nato secretary general confirmed that russia has been reduced from 30 to 20. a further action had that have been taken. i welcome the international support that we have garnered. you're watching tuesday in parliament with me, mandy baker. if you want to catch up with all the news from westminster on the go, don't forget our sister programme, today in parliament, is available as a download via the bbc radio 4 website. the business secretary has waded into the controversial takeover bid for one of the uk's largest engineering fir

nhs england say unless the drug company reviews its price, a deal is unlikely.nt further dialogue. and about the thousands of patients like lucy? it shouldn't be where you live, it should be what you've got. people in the uk might die or it might be too late because of, like, a funding issue. it's not really fair. mps will discuss access to orkambi at westminster today but while the arguments go on, lucy's condition continues to get worse. graham satchell, bbc news. ina in a moment a business news summary, but first the headlines. an agreement is reached for an orderly withdrawal of the uk from the european union but more work is needed on issues like northern ireland. international experts arrive in the uk to assess the newsa g e nts arrive in the uk to assess the newsagents used to poison sergei skripal and his daughter. —— nerve agents. and and mcpartlin is arrested on suspicion of drink—driving following incident yesterday. businesses welcomed the news of a transitional brexit deal being agreed. the value of the pound has risen and sterling is back above $1

the nhs england chief executive, simon stevens has called the announcement of a funded long term planly and significant". fire chiefs have apologised for their response to the manchester arena terror attack after poor communication led to a delay of nearly two hours in firefighters being deployed. it's one of the findings of a report — carried out by lord kerslake — on the way the emergency services reacted to the suicide bombing, which killed 22 people. well, earlier my colleague simon mccoy spoke to lord kerslake — who explained some of the main lessons learnt. it is important to say first that there was a lot that went well. but there were three big lessons. things that happened on the night that should never have happened but did. firstly the fire service simply were out of the loop as they made a misjudgement at the beginning and therefore were two hours late really getting to the fire. secondly the telephony service simply failed. and that was an incredible source of stress and trauma for the families trying to find out about their loved ones. thirdly we do take to task some of

nhs england is calling it a win—win. nhs england is calling it win—win—win. cope with the pressures it is under. this will reduce some of the demand on general practice because paramedics being able to write prescriptions will help them. it will also reduce the number of patients we hope that we need to convey to hospitaljust to get a prescription. patients groups say this could save lives and the new law has been widely welcomed. just one proviso, some medics point out that although this will help, it will not deal with all the funding and staffing problems the nhs is dealing with. catherine burns, bbc news. teaching unions have warned that creative subjects, such as art and drama, are being axed to save money. the national education union says it's also concerned about a reduction in the number of support staff while class sizes continue to rise. the warnings come as teachers gather in brighton for the union's annual conference. marc ashdown reports. like schools across england and wales, the cupboard at dobcroft infants in sheffield is bare. the head has s

more than a million nhs workers in england are to get a pay rise facebook founder mark zuckerberg admits the company made mistakes in its protection of users‘ personal data. more than a million nhs workers in england are to get a pay rise of at least 6.5% over the next three years. borisjohnson escalates the war of words with russia by drawing parallels between president putin and adolf hitler. the tv presenter ant mcpartlin is charged with drink—driving after a car accident in london over the weekend. also ahead in the next hour... a grave warning about the future of our oceans. a major report says the amount of plastic pollution is set to treble in ten years unless action is taken. and the actress cynthia nixon, best known for her role as miranda in sex and the city, launches a campaign to run for new york governor. we will start with and breaking news on what mark zuckerberg, the facebook founder, has said. he has admitted the social media giant has made mistakes about its handling of users‘ data, saying the company will investigate apps with access to large amounts of data. it will c

nhs england said february was the most pressurised month in the history of the service, with high levelsdeterioration in a&e performance. hugh pym, bbc news. and you can see more from that documentary, hospital, featured in hugh's report, on bbc 2 at 9 o'clock on monday 26th march. that's a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight with emily maitlis. awarning, a warning, the programme contains some strong language. he was particularly nasty to those he felt were below him. i witnessed him sort of explode at people. he was known for having a dreadful temper. so he harasses you, the solution is he gets a quiet word, you have to change jobs? yes. aggressive, dismissive, rude. and ultimately, bullying. it ground her down. it basically reached crisis point and she could no longer do herjob.

nhs england lodged a formal objection to the planned rollout beyond london.s up with a great, exciting idea they are desperate to see it rolled out everywhere. i would say we need to give people safe, fair and equitable care. if we roll things out too quickly without ensuring that safety and fairness, we run the risk of causing unintended harm. so it is wise and sensible that independent evaluations are now going on of these new technologies so that people can be reassured that they are safe and they are fine for everybody. that they are safe and they are fair for everybody. i think it is wrong. i genuinely think that slowing down what people want isjust not right. i cannot understand why people are hesitant. often it is because they are scared of new technology. they do not know what the consequences are. and that is fine. they need to check that and reassure themselves. there is nothing wrong with that. i have seen three ways companies are working with data to help with monitoring, automation and decreasing waiting times. all areas that could help an overst

the nhs in england, it promises to be an important 12 months.s rise which will see their salaries rise by minimum of 6.5% over three yea rs. rise by minimum of 6.5% over three years. meanwhile wednesday the prime minister committed the government years. meanwhile wednesday the prime minister committed executives nent which presents chief executives warning neither of these will help in the short term. the group says the health service is facing an impossible task. meeting its commitments on amd in hospital operational waiting times. at the moment we are setting standards which our own trust leaders are tséé‘za— ~ —— which our own trust leaders are ti“?! they tour of the uk — meeting workers, families and eu migrants — to mark exactly one year until brexit. and it helped build the spitfire but can it bite of the most hostile ta keover can it bite of the most hostile takeover bid britain has seen in a decade. shareholders will decide the fate of gkn today.

nhs england said the announcement of a long—term plan was welcome and significant.want to see the detail before deciding whether it can put the service on a secure footing. hugh pym, bbc news. our deputy political editor, john pienaar, is at westminster. what is your reading of the thinking behind this, john? well, theresa may, huw, clearly means it when she says she is a supporter of the nhs but she is under enormous pressure from nhs professionals and managers and the public, and from mps at westminster, including her own health secretary, who was floated the idea of a dedicated nhs tax. this could be a significant moment. we are told there will be more money, but we have no idea how much. we do know, i can tell you, one cabinet minister told me recently that the amount needed to get the nhs toa that the amount needed to get the nhs to a higher standard and satisfy the public was eye—watering. mrs may wa nts to the public was eye—watering. mrs may wants to save money on preventative health care and on productivity and put more money in on top, but it will be hard

a long—awaited pay boost for more than a million nhs workers in england. pay rise of at least 6.5% over the next three years is approved by the trades unions, as ministers say it's rewarding staff for hard work. the agreement which nhs trade unions have recommended to their members today, is a something for something deal which brings in profound changes in productivity in exchange for significant rises in pay. i personally will do quite well out of this pay offer and those who are on the lower banding will do quite well as well, but there are some people who won't do as well. we'll have the latest from westminster — and we'll get reaction from the head of the royal college of nursing. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. the academic at the centre of the row over the use of personal facebook data now describes himself as a scapegoat. the foreign secretary accuses moscow of carrying out the salisbury chemical attack — to send a message to other possible russian defectors living in the uk. pope francis announces he's to visit ireland in august — it'll be

perhaps for nhs staff in england, these rises cannot come fast enough. pay have been in place for years. part of the conservatives efforts to balance the nation's box. but public money will still be tight. this is an easing of the squeeze, not the end. scotland and wales are likely to follow the westminster move. and it adds volume to calls for rises in other parts of the public sector. money around here is still tight, but the cap no longerfits. the foreign secretary has compared russia's staging of the world cup this summer to hitler hosting the olympics in nazi germany. borisjohnson also says that he is "deeply concerned" about how british fans may be treated at the world cup. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. in salisbury, the investigation into the nerve agent attack on sergei skripal and his daughter continued as the diplomatic row between britain and russia threatens to damage sporting relations as well. this summer, england's football team will travel to russia for the world cup companies by thousands of british bands and the

perhaps for nhs staff in england, these rises can't come fast enough.en in place for years — part of the conservatives' efforts to balance the nation's books. but public money will still be tight. this is an easing of a squeeze, not the end. scotland and wales are likely to follow the westminster move, and it adds volume to calls for rises in other parts of the public sector. money round here's still tight, but the cap no longer fits. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. facebook has admitted making mistakes in midhandling data belonging to some 50 million of its users. chief executive mark zuckerberg, in his first response to the controversy over the use of data, has promised tougher steps to prevent what he called "bad actors" from getting access to people's private information. facebook, the world's biggest social media network, is facing growing pressure in europe and the united states about allegations that a british firm, cambridge analytica, accessed users' information for political purposes, notably to help donald trump's presidential campai

perhaps for nhs staff in england, these rises can‘t come fast enough.f the conservatives‘ efforts to balance the nation‘s books. but public money will still be tight. this is an easing of a squeeze, not the end. scotland and wales are likely to follow the westminster move. and it adds volume to calls for rises in other parts of the public sector. money round here‘s still tight, but the cap no longer fits. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the foreign secretary has compared russia‘s staging of the world cup this summer to hitler hosting the olympics in nazi germany. borisjohnson also says that he is "deeply concerned" about how british fans may be treated at the world cup. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. it follows the attempted murder of the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia in salisbury with a nerve agent. in salisbury, the investigation into the nerve agent attack on sergei skripal and his daughter continued, as the diplomatic row between britain and russia threatened to damage sporting relations too.

government has announced a new pay deal for nhs staff in england with an increase of at least towards dealing with scar wood staffing issues but unless the nhs gets better at keeping staff extra places may only have a limited impact —— it may go some way towards dealing with staffing issues. the former catalan president, carles puidgemont, has been arrested in germany. his lawyer says he is being detained at the german border with denmark. mr puidgemont fled to belgium following a banned independence referendum in the catalan city of barcelona last october. a warrant was issued by the spanish authorities for his arrest across europe on friday. labour has called for allegations of cheating by the leave campaign during the eu referendum to be investigated by the police if necessary. a volunteer for vote leave said it had given money to another pro—brexit group and claimed there had been coordination between the two — in contravention of electoral rules. both groups strongly deny any wrongdoing. 0ur political correspondent susanna mendonca joins me. it is quite a complicated stor

.>> nhs england abandoned its targets until 2019 and it's a bit rich for the prime minister to be mumbling about whales when she abandoned the targets in england. misses speaker, a recent [ indiscernible -- multiple speakers ]>> order. order. >> a recent report says the nhs funding will fall by 4.3% in 2019. people's lives are at stake. is the prime minister really saying doctors are wrong, royal colleges are wrong, health unions are wrong?>> [ indiscernible -- multiple speakers ]>> can i point out honorable gentlemen, i am just pointing out the facts about whales and nhs in whales . and that way we do think people in whales come to england to get treatment rather than in whales . gentlemen, we are putting more money into the national health service. but what you need in order to be able to do that is to ensure that you have a strong economy to provide the money for mental health service. >> when people are dying because of overcrowding and long waits in the hospital i think the prime minister should get a grip on it and ensure that the nhs has money needed to deal with patient demands. th

a long—awaited pay boost for more than a million nhs workers in england.

the nhs in england doesn't have enough beds or staff, according to health bosses. ncial year and patient care will suffer. but the government says it's addressing the issues with its latest pay offer and plans for a long term funding settlement. 0ur health correspondent nick triggle reports. the new financial year starts next week. for the nhs in england, it promises to be an important 12 months. staff are voting on a pay rise which will see their salaries rise by a minimum of 6.5% over three years. meanwhile, on wednesday the prime minister committed the government to developing a long—term funding plan but a new report by nhs providers, which represents chief executives, warns neither of these will help in the short term. the group says the health service is facing an impossible task meeting its commitments on a&e and hospital operational waiting times. at the moment, we are setting standards which our own trust leaders are telling us that they cannot achieve. at the moment, we are setting standards which our own trust so 55% of our trusts say that they are really

nhs england is calling it a win—win. elping improve the nhs cope with the pressures it is under. this will reduce some of the demand on general practice because paramedics being able to write prescriptions will help them. it will also reduce the number of patients, we hope, that we need to convey to hospital just to get a prescription. patients groups say this could save lives, and the new law has been widely welcomed. just one proviso — some medics point out that although this will help, it will not deal with all the funding and staffing problems the nhs is dealing with. catherine burns, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: moscow more than doubles the number of british diplomats it plans to expel in the continuing row over the salisbury poisoning. two british men believed to have been members of the islamic state cell known as the beatles complain they can't get a fair trial after losing their citizenship. and hundreds of people have gathered in cambridge for the funeral of professor stephen hawking. the actor eddie red

nhs england is calling it win—win—win. with the pressures it is under. this will reduce some of the demand on general practice because paramedics being able to write prescriptions will help them. it will also reduce the number of patients, we hope, that we need to convey to hospital just to get a prescription. patients groups say this could save lives, and the new law has been widely welcomed. just one proviso — some medics point out that although this will help, it will not deal with all the funding and staffing problems the nhs is dealing with. catherine burns, bbc news. worboys philip avery has the weather now. ijust want to bring you up to date on what we will see in the next 2a hours developing across the british isles, low pressure to the south—eastern quarter, still a front wrapped around the northern and western flanks, so generally speaking the further north and west you are, the better your prospects towards the end of the day. further east, the raft of cloud just easing its way further to the east, still a few o

nhs england is calling it a win—win. to helping improve the nhs cope with the pressures it is under. this will reduce some of the demand on general practice because paramedics being able to write prescriptions will help them. it will also reduce the number of patients we hope that we need to convey to hospitaljust to get a prescription. patients groups say this could save lives and the new law has been widely welcomed. just one proviso, some medics point out that although this will help, it will not deal with all the funding and staffing problems the nhs is dealing with. catherine burns, bbc news. mining students from around the world are being put through their paces in cornwall this weekend, in a challenge designed to test their strength and technique in some of the oldest skills in mining. competition is fierce at the international mining games, which are an opportunity for students to learn traditional methods whilst also sharing new skills. dan johnson has been for a look around. go, go, go. it is the toughest test i

perhaps for nhs staff in england, these rises can't come fast enough.e been in place for years — part of the conservatives' efforts to balance the nation's books. but public money will still be tight. this is an easing of a squeeze, not the end. scotland and wales are likely to follow the westminster move, and it adds volume to calls for rises in other parts of the public sector. money round here's still tight, but the cap no longer fits. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. at least 31 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the afghan capital, kabul. police believe the attacker was heading towards a shrine where a large crowd had gathered to mark the start of the traditional new year. at least 65 others were injured in the blast. the so—called islamic state group said it carried out the attack. nearly all of the 110 schoolgirls kidnapped by boko haram militants in the nigerian town of dapchi last month have returned home. the girls were then taken to maiduguri, where they boarded a plane to the capital to meet president buhari. five girls

more than a million nhs workers in england are offered a pay rise rise of around 6% over the next threee agreement nhs trade unions have recommended today is a something for something deal which brings profound changes in productivity in exchange for significant rises in pay. that's all from the bbc news at one —— so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. have a good afternoon. mid—afternoon, the latest sports news. scotland made the best possible start this morning in their final qualifier for the cricket world cup against the west indies. they were 240 and one stage. in reply, scotland have laboured for 93 forfour, losing reply, scotland have laboured for 93 for four, losing calum forfour, losing calum macleod in the last half an hour. there are some way off from the west indies score so some way off from the west indies score so they will need stop the rate to qualify for the first time in their history. england will host the tournament. their immediate focus is the upcoming test series of new zealand, starting tonight. having been beaten

nhs england said february was the most pressurised month in the history of the service, with high levelsoration in a&e performance. hugh pym, bbc news. and you can see more from that documentary — hospital — on bbc 2 at 9 o'clock on monday 26th march. the latest aid convoy due to take desperately needed supplies into the syrian rebel—held enclave of eastern ghouta has been postponed. the international red cross told the bbc it was simply "too dangerous" to deliver the aid. the syrian army claims it has virtually sliced the rebel—held suburb in two. two 17—year—old boys have died, and seven people have been injured, in an accident involving three cars near thirsk in north yorkshire. police say the vehicles collided on the a61 shortly before 9:30pm last night. five adults and two children were taken to hospital. a jury at the old bailey has seen the moment a bomb partially exploded on a tube in south west london. some of the passengers on board have been describing how their hair and clothes caught fire when it went off in a packed carriage last september. 30 people were injured in the inc

of weeks and have lots of tests and visits and this pilot study within west london supported by nhs englandall in one day. they can have their mri scan, they can get reviewed by a clinician and if necessary they can have a biopsy on the same day and get a diagnosis within a few days. there must be a certain level of confidence for this trial to go—ahead, what have you seen in tests prior to this, how reliable has it been? the key element is to do an mri scan before a man has a biopsy and an mri scan is very accurate in telling us whether there isn't any cancer or if there is a suspicious area we can use very new technology to target our needle to the right area in the prostate. we can diagnose aggressive and high risk cancers much earlier than we were doing before. so are you saying there is no need for a biopsy, you can go straight to treatment, is this the difference? the difference is that men have an mri scan first, if the mri scan looks normal we can reassure them that same day and discharge them back to their gp. there must be other benefits because a biopsy is pretty invasive, what o

how is the health secretary going to fund pay rises for more than a million nhs staff in england?as the prime minister's magic skills grown, says magic money tree? and theresa may says claims that a british company harvested personal data from facebook users must be properly examined. the allegations are clearly very concerning, as is right. they should be properly investigated. but first, the uk's relationship with moscow has been under the spotlight since the poisoning of the former russian double agent and his daughter in salisbury earlier this month. a complicating factor is, of course, that russia is hosting the world cup this summer. facing the foreign affairs committee, borisjohnson was asked about the safety of those travelling to the tournament and, indeed, whether the england squad should go at all. on balance, it would be wrong to punish them or the team who have worked on this for a long time incredibly hard, given up their lives to it, i think it would be a pity for them. but your point about the safety of fans is well made and well taken. this is of crucial importanc

nhs england said february was the most pressurised month in the history of the service, with high levelsation in a&e performance. hugh pym, bbc news. and you can see more from that documentary — hospital — featured in hugh's report, on bbc two at 9:00pm on monday 26th march. ministers in ireland have approved a referendum bill on whether to amend the constitution, making it easier for women to have abortions. the current law gives a mother and her unborn child an equal right to life, and this has been the basis for strict abortion controls. the nationwide referendum will be held in may. 0ur correspondent chris page has been hearing the arguments on both sides. this is a nation which was once seen as the most socially conservative in western europe, but it feels like change has been swift. in the next few months, ireland will make a defining decision. tens of thousands of irish women have travelled to other countries to have abortions. gaye edwards' baby, who she and her husband named joshua, had a fatal condition called anencephaly. she says having to go away to end her pregnancy magnifi

speaker, nhs england abandoned its a&e targets until april 2019. it's a bit rich for the prime minister to be scaremongering while abandoning the target in england. [shouting] mr. speaker, a recent -- >> order. lots of questions to get to, and they must be heard. >> a recent report states nhs funding will fall by 0.3% in 2019. people's lives are at stake. is the prime minister really &e doctors are wrong, health unions are wrong, and it is only she who knows best about the nhs? >> prime minister. >> can i just point out to the right honorable gentleman, he talks about scaremongering in wales. i was pointing out the facts about what has happened to the nhs in wales. and that is why we do see people in wales often trying actually to get treatment in england rather than in wales. but can i also say to the right honorable gentleman we're putting more money into national health service. but what you need in order to be able to do that is to ensure you have a strong economy to provide the money for the national health service. what we know about the labou

nhs england told us they're spelling spending an extra £280 million a year and trialling new models of18. but they acknowledge too many young people are not getting the treatment they should expect. graham satchell, bbc news. it is understood that jamie carragher will not appear on monday night football. the former england and liverpool footballer—turned pundit, jamie carragher, has apologised after spitting at a 1a—year—old girl in a car while driving. the a0—year—old had been covering his former side's 2—1 defeat by manchester united on saturday. the footage shows the star react by spitting, after what he described as being "goaded" — he later said there was "no excuse" for his behaviour. scientists are warning that feeding birds in your garden could spread some diseases, posing a threat to wildlife. experts led by the zoological society of london say feeding tables and containers need to be regularly disinfected, as helen briggs reports. feeding wild birds. it's a great way to get close to nature, but scientists say feeding birds may not a lwa ys scientists say feeding birds may not

nhs england is calling it a win—win.pe with the pressures it is under. this will reduce some of the demand on general practice because paramedics being able to write prescriptions will help them. it will also reduce the number of patients we hope that we need to convey to hospitaljust to get a prescription. patients groups say this could save lives and the new law has been widely welcomed. just one proviso, some medics point out that although this will help, it will not deal with all the funding and staffing problems the nhs is dealing with. catherine burns, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: two british men — believed to have been members of the islamic state cell known as "the beatles" — complain they can't get a fair trial after losing their citizenship. the head of the un calls for an investigation into the deaths of at least sixteen palestinians — during clashes with the israeli army on the gaza border. australian cricket's former vice captain, david warner, is the latest to offer an emotional apology for his role

speaker, nhs england abandoned its a&e targets until april 2019. it's a bit rich for the prime minister to be scaremongering about wales while she is a banting the target in england. [shouting] mr. speaker, a recent -- >> order. lots of questions to get to them it must be heard. jeremy corbyn. >> a recent report states that nhs funding will fall by 4.3% in 2019. peoples lives are at stake. is the prime minister really saying a in the doctors are wrong? nhs managers are wrong? colleges are wrong? health unions are wrong wrecks and actually it's only -- [inaudible] >> yes, can i just point out to the right honorable gentleman he talked about scaremongering in wales. i was point out the facts about what has happened to the nhs in wales. [shouting] and that is why we do think, that's what we do see people in wales often try actually to get treatment in england rather than in wales. but can also say to the right honorable gentleman we're putting more money into national health service, we're putting more money into the national health service but what yo

the health secretary said the increase for nearly one million nhs staff in england recognised that theyver. the whole house will want to pay tribute to the hard work of nhs staff up and down the country during one of the most difficult winters in living memory, and today's agreement on a new pay deal reflects public appreciation forjust how much they have done and continue to do. however, it is much more than that. the agreement which nhs trade unions have recommended to their members today is a something for something deal which brings in profound changes in productivity in exchange for significant rises in pay. fixed—odds betting terminals have been branded a modern—day scourge by the bishop of st albans. currently, the terminals allow users to bet up to £100 every 20 seconds on electronic casino games like roulette and blackjack. this week, the gambling regulator recommended cutting the maximum stake on the machine to £30 or less. the bishop criticised the recommendation. he said the machines... create misery and deepen poverty. unemployed people are more likely to play these games t

the increasing provision of health care within nhs england by private providers continues to cost privatization undermining patient services. the prime minister hasn't thus far refused to exclude such services from your straight deal. deal. can she tells how the scottish government will be included in such negotiation so they can protect our scottish nhs from being -- >> she's a little it because i asked a question about your straight to a national health service by the right honorable gentleman on monday in this house and i made very clear that we retain the principles of the national health service and were not going to announce national health service to be undermined by any trade deals that we do. >> thank you, mr. speaker. later today representatives from the board will be meeting business ministers to discuss the next stages. it would be a great boost to the economy. can my right honorable friend we affirm her support for the proposal for the initiative? >> i thank my honorable friend. he has raised this issue with me before and it to welcome the very strong public private sector approach

health service bosses has warned that the nhs in england doesn't have enough beds or staff. he government says it's addressing the issues with its latest pay offer and plans for a long term funding settlement. our health correspondent nick triggle reports. the new financial year starts next week. for the nhs in england, it promises to be an important 12 months. staff are voting on a pay rise which will see their salaries rise by a minimum of 6.5% over three years. meanwhile, on wednesday the prime minister committed the government to developing a long—term funding plan but a new report by nhs providers, which represents chief executives, warns neither of these will help in the short term. the group says the health service is facing an impossible task meeting its commitments on a&e and hospital operational waiting times. at the moment, we are setting standards which our own trust leaders are telling us that they cannot achieve. at the moment, we are setting standards which our own trust so 55% of our trusts say that they are really worried about meeting their financial targets