the nhs in england is — role in that post. the nhs in england is not _ role in that post. is not one _ role in that post. the nhs in england is not one and - role in that post. the nhs in england is not one and the l role in that post. the nhs in - england is not one and the same as nhs england, somewhat confusingly. so nhs england is the body that was created by parliament in 2012, in the first instance to oversee the funding for different health services across the country. but as part of that 2012 act of parliament, actually quite a number of the responsibilities for the health system overall were distributed, some might say fragmented, between different bodies, of which the nhs was one, and nhs england had the responsible achieve training, nhs digitalfor responsible achieve training, nhs digital for data, responsible achieve training, nhs digitalfor data, public responsible achieve training, nhs digital for data, public health england for notjust infectious diseases but ppe stockpiles and so forth, and so over time, frankly we have attempted to ensure that together pie

so my hope is that nhs england and the nhs more broadly will make sure that it properly engages withisn't part of ftp. that should be clear as well what, are the benefits of that. shouldn't the engagement with the public have begun before the contract was awarded? 50111 public have begun before the contract was awarded? :, contract was awarded? som engagement has been done- — contract was awarded? som engagement has been done- i— contract was awarded? som engagement has been done. i was _ contract was awarded? som engagement has been done. i was reading _ contract was awarded? som engagement has been done. i was reading a _ contract was awarded? som engagement has been done. i was reading a piece - has been done. i was reading a piece by a patient advocate group that says that patients do get the rationale for improving use of data. what they want is what you pointed out, which is reassurance that that data will be used appropriately. the laws and legislation in

nhs. in england it has a very large budget, £150 billion.t whether it needs more money, whether it has the ability to be more efficient. she will have to get up more efficient. she will have to get up to speed on that quickly. the other issue is prevention and the obesity strategy which has been basically stalled in england for the last couple of years. measures to cut back on the promotion of unhealthy foods in supermarkets and on tv and online have been put on hold effectively. she will have to walk into that agenda. her husband has a senior role in the sugar industry. she will have to tread carefully there.— carefully there. that is a useful bit of information. _ carefully there. that is a useful bit of information. just - carefully there. that is a useful bit of information. just briefly, | bit of information. just briefly, this all comes ahead of a general election, likely at some point next year, we don't know when exactly. health is a key issue on the doorstep. health is a key issue on the doorstep-— health is a key issue on the doors

but analysis from nhs england has found that includes many people who were on more than one waiting listtwo or three but some will be on as many as five. as promised, we can cross back to the covid inquiry and testimony from martin hewitt. we can remember there _ testimony from martin hewitt. we can remember there were _ testimony from martin hewitt. we can remember there were various - testimony from martin hewitt. we can | remember there were various episodes during the pandemic when this became a very difficult issue for the police. a very difficult issue for the olice. , ., , , police. very. really, the beginning for that was _ police. very. really, the beginning for that was after _ police. very. really, the beginning for that was after the _ police. very. really, the beginning for that was after the awful - for that was after the awful murder of george floyd in america and the subsequent worldwide and warrants in response to that and then we started to have to deal with the issue of black lives matter protests taking place across the whole country and that became the sort of crux o

first of all, in january and february of 2020, nhs england did a stock—take i think of ppe, is that rightwas pubhc ppe, is that right? i think it was public health _ ppe, is that right? i think it was public health england _ ppe, is that right? i think it was public health england and - ppe, is that right? i think it was public health england and the l public health england and the department of health and social care. public health england was responsible for creating and overseeing the ppe stockpile, which supposedly would be sufficient if a pandemic struck. we all know now it wasn't. stop and wasn't sufficient. is the chief executive of nhs england that would be of major concern to you and of great relevance, to whoever did the stock—taking. so that is a sufficiency. so first of all it was insufficient. this point about fitting facemasks, and also training to use ppe as a further important point, isn't it? to use ppe as a further important point. isn't it?— to use ppe as a further important point, isn't it? yes. sufficiency on the one hand _ point, isn't it? yes. sufficiency on the one

the former head of nhs england lord simon stevens has told the covid inquiry that during the pandemic secretary matt hancock thought he should decide who should live and who should die if the health service became overwhelmed. lord stevens said it was fortunate that what he described as that "horrible dilemma" never crystalised. here's our health editor, hugh pym. february 2020, sporting fixtures taking place with crowds present and limited public awareness of coronavirus. but behind the scenes at the time, officials calculated that in a worst case scenario, there might be 840,000 deaths over four months. in the wake of that, lord stevens, then running nhs england, said there were fears hospitals might be overwhelmed, with the difficult decisions required over which patients could be treated and which left to die. he said matt hancock had argued that he as health secretary should decide, rather than doctors and the public. but he, lord stevens, had disagreed. i certainly wanted to discourage the idea that an individual secretary of state, other than in the most exceptional circumstanc

nhs england has written to hospital chiefs saying they will have to scale back planned operations andorkers. some plans to invest in technology will also be put on hold. bbc news has learned that nhs england has asked the treasury for more than a billion pounds to cover what it's called "significa nt financial challenges. " results from state elections in parts of the us have provided a boost for candidates from president biden�*s democratic party. and in ohio, people voted to change the state constitution to guarantee the right to an abortion. 0ur north america editor, sarah smith, on what the results could mean for next year's presidential race. celebrations as 0hio votes to guarantee women access to abortion. words cannot describe how i'm feeling right now. we did it! they won a substantial victory in this conservative state. this result�*s notjust important to people who support abortion rights in ohio. it could have really significant consequences for next year's presidential election. abortion access clearly motivates a lot of voters, and it could be one of the few things that p

back to the question — sort out the nhs in england. estion we _ sort out the nhs in england. back to the question we were _ sort out the nhs in england. back to the question we were talking - sort out the nhs in england. back to the question we were talking about, | the question we were talking about, the question we were talking about, the circumstances around mr cameron's return. we have more details now. we cameron's return. we have more details now-— cameron's return. we have more details now. ~ ., ., ., ., details now. we hear lord cameron me er not details now. we hear lord cameron meyer got to _ details now. we hear lord cameron meyer got to saying _ details now. we hear lord cameron meyer got to saying that, _ details now. we hear lord cameron meyer got to saying that, he - details now. we hear lord cameron meyer got to saying that, he had i details now. we hear lord cameron | meyer got to saying that, he had his first conversations with rishi sunak in the flat where rishi sunak lives and david cameron used to live last tuesday.

the head of nhs england has pledged that cervical cancer will be eliminated in england by 2040.d an increase in cervical screening rates, could mean the complete eradication of a disease which claims the lives of 850 women each year in the uk. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson is here. quite a big moment, sophie? absolutely commit the nhs described it as momentous in terms of its potential for saving lives. cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers for women aged 44 and under and as you say it has killed many hundreds of people every year in the uk. eliminating it is a worldwide goal in the uk has done very well in moving towards that. in large part it is due to the vaccination programme for goals and boys in schools. it is the hpv virus which causes 99% of cervical cancer but the vaccine is 90% effective. and since the vaccination programme began in 2008 there has been an 87% reduction in the numbers of cervical cancer cases among the population that has now been vaccinated. but to eliminate cervical cancer much more needs to be done, the head of nhs england th

that analysis of nhs england showed that includes people who are on more than one waiting list. fact, we will talk to nick a little bit laterfor the analysis on those figures. events in the middle east,. as fighting intensifies on the streets of gaza city, a military focus and said that the gay south would be open. then estimate —— the gate to the south would be open. they said that they have lost control of gaza. they have been with israel defence forces inside the territory. the sections featuring the israeli military have been cleared by the idea. like young soldiers in many wars, israeli troops looked excited, not apprehensive, as they made their final preparations to join israel's invasion of the gaza strip. they're moving in as the war approaches a critical point.

as for the nhs in england, nothing new, but campaigners are saying they are disappointed that the mental included. the king would have made parts of today's speech through gritted teeth, some of his friends told me today. he announced plans to issue oil and gas licences for projects in the north sea every year, for example. that would have been uncomfortable for a man who has spent his entire aduu for a man who has spent his entire adult life campaigning on environmental issues. another section he may have found tricky was the pledge to continue to lead on tackling climate change, and to hold other countries to account for their environmental commitment. that is because there has been a distinct change of tone on the climate issue in the uk in the last couple of months. the government has dialled back on policies, including pushing back on policies, including pushing back the ban on petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035. the government says it has met all its carbon reduction targets today and expect to continue to do so, and in today's king's speech, it reaffirmed its commitment to r

we spoke earlier to professor peterjohnson, nhs england's national clinical directorfor cancer.hat if you block the female hormone on people who have gone past the menopause but who are at risk of developing breast cancer that you can reduce their cancer chances of doing so. we can identify whether other people and their family have had breast cancer, a group of people who are at risk. it is roundabout hr 9% around a five year period. by giving them something to block the female hormone we can reduce that risk by half to about 4% to 5%. anastrozole is a drug that we have used for some time with this, but there are some side effects, people had been worried about blood clots. anastrozole stops the oestrogen hormone, and that works better than the other treatment were used to use. we have not had a license to use. we have not had a license to use it for the prevention of breast cancer and the drug of patents now and it is made by multiple manufacturers in the course of come down hugely. we have repurposed the drug from a treatment or prevention. if you look at people who have gone

nhs england says it expects almost half a million women to access the pill next year without first contactingi spoke to doctorjanet barter, president of the faculty of sexual and reproductive healthcare, who told me why this is so important. contraception is really important. contraception is really important. contraception enables women to make their own choices about whether and when they want to get pregnant. it empowers women. choice of where you can access contraception is also extremely important. we know that progressive cuts to contraceptive services have made it difficult for women to access contraception. the services are still there and you can still access contraception from your gp. but this gives women a choice of where they can go and many women may feel more comfortable going into a local pharmacy, than perhaps trying to get an appointment at a service. we were talking just briefly there, listening to how important this is for gp services, which are already stretched, but also it is important to know that the abortion rate in this country is rising as well. what kind of impact

the former head of nhs england, lord simon stevens, has told the covid inquiry that during the pandemicalth secretary, matt hancock, thought he should decide who should live and who should die if the health service became overwhelmed. lord stevens said it was fortunate that what he described as the "horrible dilemma" never crystallised. here's our health editor, hugh pym. february 2020, sporting fixtures taking place with crowds present and limited public awareness of coronavirus. an individual secretary of state, other than in the most exceptional circumstances, should be deciding how care would be provided. lord stevens also said he'd seen no evidence for accusations at the inquiry that mr hancock was untruthful. the timing of lockdowns was also discussed with the top civil servant at the department of health at the time, and still in post, saying they'd come too late, including the second in november. if you're going to have a lockdown, which we did, it would have been it would have been much better to do it earlier, in my view — i wasn't the decision taker, but in my view — than whe

covid inquiry over in paddington in central london because the former chief executive officer of nhs englandbeen taking questions since about ten o'clock this morning. if you want to keep following that, you can see it on our live stream on the bbc website. there's also plenty of analysis and summary of what's been going on throughout the inquiry for the past few weeks but particularly the last few weeks but particularly the last few days, we've been getting an into how the top of government was functioning during the height of the crisis. so we are standing by now to hear from the bank of england because it is set to announce its latest decision on interest rates in just a few seconds and it's expected to maintain the base rate at 5.25% which is already the highest for 15 years for the we remember that the bank kept interest rates on hold last month after previously making 14 consecutive rises since the end of 2021 to tackle inflation, which was 6.7% in september, unchanged from august despite the fuel prices rising sharply after last month. let's talk to our business presenter, ben thompso

nhs england said it was a safe and common—sense way of making nhs services easier for patients to useh prime minister, david cameron, has held talks with president zelensky in kyiv, on his first official trip as foreign secretary. lord cameron said he wanted ukraine to be his first destination in his new role, to which he was appointed by the british prime minister rishi sunak on monday. this was a surprise meeting. david cameron as you say, told president zelensky he wanted ukraine to be his first official visit and these are friendly soils shall we say for a british minister. why? well, the uk is seen as one of ukraine's staunchest allies and the former prime minister, borisjohnson, who was in charge during the full—scale invasion, who was a... instructed his government to supply several, well endless military aid to ukraine. i think that is whey lord cameron referenced his successor borisjohnson, saying we disagreed on this things, but support for ukraine was one of the finest things that his government did. it is interesting when david cameron was prime minister, that was in 2014,

nhs england said it was a safe and common—sense way of making nhs services easier for patients to use bbc investigation�*s found that some of most widely—shared posts about the war in gaza on x come from just a handful of obscure accounts. these influencers have amassed millions of followers, often spreading misinformation, denying the hamas atrocities and using materialfrom previous conflicts, or doctored and ai—generated content to illustrate current events. experts say the meteoric rise of the accounts is down to x's new policies that allow people to earn from viral posts. joining me now is grigor atanesian from bbc�*s global disinformation team. it is fascinating this. very difficult to get to the bottom of what is true and what is untrue on social media these days? it always has been difficult, _ social media these days? it always has been difficult, but _ social media these days? it always has been difficult, but i _ social media these days? it always has been difficult, but i think- social media these days? it always has been difficult, but i think with | has been difficult, bu

announced, nhs england issued a letter, as you _ march, the government announced, nhs england issuednpatient and critical care capacity and the _ critical care capacity and the government— critical care capacity and the government issued - critical care capacity and the government issued its- critical care capacity and the . government issued its hospital discharge _ government issued its hospital discharge requirements - government issued its hospital discharge requirements on - government issued its hospital discharge requirements on the j government issued its hospital- discharge requirements on the 19th of march _ discharge requirements on the 19th of march and _ discharge requirements on the 19th of march. and thereafter, - discharge requirements on the 19th of march. and thereafter, they - of march. and thereafter, they should — of march. and thereafter, they should began— of march. and thereafter, they should began to _ of march. and thereafter, they should began to be _ of march. and thereafter, they should began to be moved - of march. and thereafter, they i should began to

but today the former nhs england chief sir simon stevens delivered a witness statement that was equallyflash photography coming up. did he make massive mistakes, or is matt hancock a scapegoat in the post—pandemic blame game? he certainly seemed fond of self—flagellation in recent months. with all due respect, you're not a good looking guy, are you? pubes on your chest, boobs. so how did you do it, matty, babe? huh? but this week at the covid inquiry, the former health secretary has really been in the firing line, accused of lying, of arrogance, and today of wanting a say in who lived and died if hospitals became overwhelmed with pandemic patients. that was the claim of former nhs england ceo simon, now lord stephens, who wrote this in his submission, "the secretary of state for health and social care took the position "that in this "profession or the public, should ultimately decide who should "live and who should die. "fortunately, this horrible dilemma never crystallised". giving evidence, lord stevens added this. i certainly wanted to discourage the idea that an individual secretary

nhs england says it expects almost half a million women to be able to access the pill next year withoutwe are expecting that one in four women will be able to access or choose to access to contraception through the pharmacist, which actually will release half a million appointments in gp practices, which obviously is great news. live now to drjanet barter who is president of the faculty of sexual and reproductive healthcare. why is this important question contraception is really important. contraception enables women to make their own choices about whether and when they want to get pregnant and so empowers women. the choice of where you can access contraception is also extremely important. we know that progressive cuts to contraceptive services have made it difficult for women to access contraception but services are still there and it can still access contraception from your gp. but this gives women no choice of where they can go and many women may feel more comfortable going into a local pharmacy then perhaps trying to get an appointment at a service. we were talking briefly about how

nhs england is promising cervical cancer will be eliminated by 2040 thanks to improved rates of vaccinationn a year in england are diagnosed with cervical cancer. along with breast cancer, this is one of the most common cancers in women under 44. sir keir starmer will attempt to put labour's position on the israel—hamas conflict to a vote on wednesday, in a bid to maintain party unity. so far, dozens of labour mps have defied their leader to call for a ceasefire and 19 members of the frontbench have also publicly diverged from their party's official position. the welsh rugby union says to be "truly sorry" after an independent review found that some aspects of its culture were sexist, misogynistic, racist, homophobic and not properly challenged. some employees described the environment as toxic, you're live with bbc news. fears continue to mount of a possible volcanic eruption in iceland. there was an immediate evacuation issued on tuesday after residents were allowed back into the town of grindavik in small numbers to retrieve belongings. authorities later said the area around the town was

the chief executive of nhs england, amanda pritchard, told a conference of health leaders today thatin vaccination and screening rates. i spoke to martin hunt, ceo ofjo's cervical cancer trust. todayis today is a monumental day in the fight against cervical cancer. we have been pressing for years for this kind of commitment, so we are delighted to see this announcement today. it will make a significant difference and hopefully make sure that we can eliminate cervical cancer from the population about 2040. ., ., , , . 2040. how achievable is it? the who said to net 2040. how achievable is it? the who said to get to — 2040. how achievable is it? the who said to get to go _ 2040. how achievable is it? the who said to get to go like _ 2040. how achievable is it? the who said to get to go like this _ 2040. how achievable is it? the who said to get to go like this you - 2040. how achievable is it? the who said to get to go like this you need . said to get to go like this you need 90% targets for vaccinations, 70% for screening. 90% targets for vaccinations, 70% forscreening. how 90% target

yes, strikes in the nhs in england began nearly a year ago with nurses, and most of the health unionssettled on pay, it is the doctors, and a couple of other groups of health workers still in dispute, but a large number certainly settled. it is more than a million operations and appointments that have been cancelled in england because of strikes. nhs leaders have been very concerned about this, and of course patients, the possible to do this will run through the winter. we know now that consultants will not take any action, certainly over the key winter months of december and january, while they vote, but the junior doctors have a separate p disputes, and there is no news from talks there at all. it is perfectly possible that they will decide to stage further strike action if the talks ran out of steam. we simply don't know about that. certainly a relief for nhs leaders and patients that one group of doctors has reached an agreement. what about the government? there has been criticism, there certainly was in the past, over how the former secretary of state for health was dealing with

lord simon stevens, who is chief executive of nhs england at the time , said he england at the time,tary's plan, referring to leave such decisions to the medical profession. the inquiry continues as the bank of england has held the base rate at 5.25. it's the second month in a row it's been kept unchanged after 14 consecutive hikes . the 14 consecutive hikes. the announcement will provide some relief to borrowers. however, the bank has downgraded its forecast for economic growth, saying inflation could stay higher for longer. saying inflation could stay higher for longer . a building in higher for longer. a building in london has been covered in red paint , with a london has been covered in red paint, with a person reaching the roof in an apparent protest related to the conflict in gaza. messages about the war were painted onto the building where weapons firm leonardo's is based with the entrance splattered in red. one man is in police custody on suspicion of criminal damage and the prime minister has played down concerns of a terminator style rise of the machines. on the second day

the former chief executive of nhs england, lord stevens, has told the covid inquiry that senior ministers meetings chaired by the then health secretary, matt hancock, in the early days of the pandemic. he also told the inquiry how mr hancock wanted to decide "who should live and who should die" if hospitals became overwhelmed. glastonbury festival organisers have pushed back the sale of tickets for next year by two weeks. they had been due to go live this evening , but the organisers say it would be unfair to go ahead as some people have had issues with registration. tickets for 2024 will now go on sale on the sixteenth of november. the royal mint has begun producing a new set of coins inspired by britain's natural habitat. the first coins to be struck include the one pound featuring british bees, the five pence featuring an oak leaf, and the 50p featuring an atlantic salmon. the first of the new coins are expected to enter circulation at the end of the month. you're live with bbc news. winds of more than 100mph have been battering parts of the uk as storm ciaran progresses. hundreds of s

the former head of nhs england has told the covid inquiry that the former health secretary, matt hancockitness statement, lord stevens said it was fortunate that what he described as that "horrible "horrible "dilemma" never crystallised. the number ofjellyfish spotted in uk waters and beaches increased by almost a third in the past year. the marine conservation society said the most commonly spotted were huge, barreljellyfish — but that rarer warm—water jellyfish were also seen. a marine heatwave injune increased uk water temperatures by about three to four degrees. the sale of tickets for next year's glastonbury festival has been delayed by two weeks, after some people said they didn't realise their registration profile had expired. customers must provide details of their identities in advance, as part of efforts to prevent ticket touting. you're live with bbc news. an australian woman suspected of poisoning and killing three people after serving them a lunch containing deadly mushrooms has appeared in court. erin patterson faces three counts of murder and five of attempted murder. she

nhs england says it's working with the police on the changes but there's no extra money for it.n't be doing any more is dealing with situations where there is purely a health—based issue. and others are the right agencies to deal with that. and also it's where other agencies have that duty of care and we do not. and it's about making sure that actually, the right care is being delivered by the right professionals to deliver better outcomes for londoners. a senior met police officer who drew up an anti—drugs strategy for the force has been sacked for refusing to provide a sample when he was accused of smoking cannabis. commanderjulian bennett was cleared by a disciplinary panel of using the drug. but was found guilty of gross misconduct for not providing the sample. demand for office space is continuing to rise in the city of london despite the shift to working from home with latest figures show planning applications up a quarter on last year. the impact of people doing only three or four days in the office has been reduced partly by a 5% increase in the workforce. stansted airpo

nhs was ovennhelmed during the pandemic, the covid 19 inquiry has been told by the former head of nhs englandntirely sure what the context was there. obviously in a meeting and they're discussing , they're discussing worst case scenarios for this horrible dilemma didn't crystallise as simon stevens was the head of nhs england. i think he i don't think he still is, but he was at the time and it was his witness statement that this is this has come from i mean, ultimately matt hancock chose to kill his own career. nice yeah. own political career. nice yeah. thank you. sharp but every day this inquiry seems to expose just how crazy and absolute poo show it was behind the scenes dunng show it was behind the scenes during the covid pandemic. nick at the top echelons of government . now, we all knew government. now, we all knew that it was very difficult to know how to manage this because no in living history had had no one in living history had had to so. but what we hoped to do so. but what we all hoped was be somebody was there might be somebody there, somebody who could perhaps add a little bit

because the welsh government doesn't publish figures that make it easy to make comparisons with nhs in englands struggle and it doesn't surprise me that that's where the pressures are beginning to show first. but on the whole, the nhs does get through winter it manages it through winter and it manages it , plans for it, it prepares for it , it knows it's coming , plans for it, it prepares for it, it knows it's coming and it's reasonably good at it. >> but then why is why have we got these black alerts? why are people talking army people talking about army potentially standby? potentially being on standby? why being advised why are you only being advised to go, for example, the to go, for example, to the emergency departments if you pretty dying? it's a way of pretty much dying? it's a way of rationing isn't it? pretty much dying? it's a way of rati it's|g isn't it? pretty much dying? it's a way of rati it's frightening isn't it? pretty much dying? it's a way of rati it's frightening people off >> it's frightening people off to extent, yeah. to some extent, yeah. >> you see pay for >> but you s

the claim came today from a former chief executive of nhs england.bruary 2020, and at the meeting officials were discussing a worst—case scenario where the nhs became overwhelmed by the pandemic. in that scenario, who would decide who lived and who died? it is said in the meeting matt hancock said it should be in decided who lived and who died, not medics and not the public. lord stevens told the inquiry he thought this was highly undesirable and said he had discouraged the idea the secretary of state should take this decision other than in the most exceptional circumstances. he also made clear that the inquiry that scenario never came to pass. what is interesting is a few months ago jeremy hunt, anotherformer jeremy hunt, another former secretary jeremy hunt, anotherformer secretary of state for health, told the inquiry he thought ministers should not be asked to play god and decide who lived and who died in a pandemic. decide who lived and who died in a andemic. ., ~ decide who lived and who died in a andemic. ., ,, , ., , decide who lived and who

it is an initiative set up by nhs england that has pushed for this to be licensed.n in risk of getting breast cancer were seen to be up to 50% so potentially, this medicine could prevent thousands of women from getting breast cancer.— getting breast cancer. there are side effects. _ getting breast cancer. there are side effects, aren't _ getting breast cancer. there are side effects, aren't there? - getting breast cancer. there are side effects, aren't there? the i getting breast cancer. there are i side effects, aren't there? the side effects are linked _ side effects, aren't there? the side effects are linked to _ side effects, aren't there? the side effects are linked to the, _ side effects, aren't there? the side effects are linked to the, the - side effects, aren't there? the side effects are linked to the, the side l effects are linked to the, the side effects are linked to the, the side effects can be similar to my pores. things like insomnia, hot flashes, mood changes and unlike menopause, you would be able to give hr —— unlike menopause you would not be abl

we have been hearing from the former chief executive officer of nhs england, his former title is baronaring about the relationship between the nhs and the government during the pandemic. how cobra was almost given up on and then they had daily meetings. talk us through everything baron stevens was talking about today in terms of that relationship.— was talking about today in terms of that relationship. what he has done this morning _ that relationship. what he has done this morning is _ that relationship. what he has done this morning is to _ that relationship. what he has done this morning is to take _ that relationship. what he has done this morning is to take us _ this morning is to take us behind—the—scenes of some of the most important meetings that happened at the beginning of 2020, so before the pandemic had really kind of built up in this country, when it was still unclear what the scale of the pandemic was going to be. i thought one of the most important things he talked about was something called operation nimbus, there was a meeting in february 2020 to talk about operation n

the chief executive of nhs england, amanda pritchard, told a conference of health leaders today thatt, ceo ofjo's cervical cancer trust. thanks for so much for being here on bbc news. that is quite a promise. assess the significance of talking about elimination.— about elimination. today is a monumental— about elimination. today is a monumental day _ about elimination. today is a monumental day in - about elimination. today is a monumental day in the - about elimination. today is a monumental day in the fight| about elimination. today is a - monumental day in the fight against cervical cancer and we atjo's cervical cancer and we at jo's cervical cancer trust cervical cancer and we atjo's cervical cancer trust have been pressing for years for this kind of commitment so we are delighted to see the commitment today from the nhs and it will make a significant difference and will hopefully make sure that we can eliminate cervical cancer from the population sure that we can eliminate cervical cancerfrom the population by sure that we can eliminate cervical cancer from the population by 204

and the nhs more broadly england and the nhs more broadly will make sure that it properly engages with patients and citizens through this process. to describe actually how they data is being used and how it is being used across the nhs and what the benefits are. and indeed if we are to use data for research and planning, some of those commercial opportunities that were mentioned in the piece, which isn't part of ftp. that should be clear as well what, are the benefits of that. shouldn't the engagement with the public have begun before the contract was awarded? 50m public have begun before the contract was awarded? . contract was awarded? som engagement has been done- — contract was awarded? som engagement has been done- i — contract was awarded? som engagement has been done. i was _ contract was awarded? som engagement has been done. i was reading _ contract was awarded? som engagement has been done. i was reading a _ contract was awarded? som engagement has been done. i was reading a piece - has been done. i was reading a piece by a patient advocate group that says that patients do ge

nhs england found the wait list increased to just over 7.5 million at the end of september.ials say it's made up of 6.5 million patients, with some people waiting for more than one treatment. the overall list is now nearly 3.5 million higher than it was before the covid pandemic . and finally, the queen pandemic. and finally, the queen has commemorated the nation's war dead at a ceremony at westminster abbey's field of remembrance, camilla paid tribute and recognised the sacrifices of those who fought and died for their country. in her first visit to the abbey since the coronation. after placing the cross down camilla and hundreds of veterans fell silent as the chimes of big ben rang out . this is gb news across rang out. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car or on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. and now it's back to . martin and now it's back to. martin >> thank you, tatiana. >> thank you, tatiana. >> right, let's get cracking and there's only one place to start today and it's the huge rail that's blown up. following suella braverma

nhs england found the wait list increased to just over 7.5 million at the end of september.cials say it's made up of 6.5 million patients, with some waiting for more than one treatment. the overall list is now nearly 3.5 million higher than it was before the covid pandemic . dame priti patel will pandemic. dame priti patel will give evidence that the covid inquiry today. the former home secretary is likely to face questions about her approach to controlling the border and policing of lockdown rules. dame priti lobbied for stricter border controls in the early stages of the pandemic in an attempt to prevent the virus reaching the uk. she was overruled. an independent inquiry into a channel crossing tragedy where at least 27 people died has been launched . the died has been launched. the incident happened after an inflatable migrant boat capsized inflatable migrant boat capsized in november 2021. an investigation will now take place into the circle . instances place into the circle. instances of the deaths, which included a pregnant woman and three children on. it follows the

yes, strikes in the nhs in _ to the waiting list on the nhs. is: strikes in the nhs in england beganointments, which had been cancelled in england because of strikes. nhs leaders have been very concerned about this and of course patients and the possibility that this will run through the winter. we know now that consultants will not take any action, certainly over the key winter months are december and january while they vote, but the junior doctors have a separate pay dispute and there's no news of talks there at all. it is perfectly possible that they will decide to stage a further strike action if the talks actually run out of steam. we simply do not know about that. but certainly relief or nhs leaders and patients, one group of doctors has reached an agreement. bud patients, one group of doctors has reached an agreement.— patients, one group of doctors has reached an agreement. and what about the government? _ reached an agreement. and what about the government? there _ reached an agreement. and what about the government? there has _ reached an agreement. and what about the gover

the nhs in england employs over a quarter million staff overseas, migrants taking up around 90% of theoyers to recruit from around the world to cope with sky high vacancy rates —— to cope with sky high vacancy rates “19%. for suggestions the net migration figure may be a new record and the prime minister promising to reduce immigration, the government is considering a crackdown on foreign workers who are the biggest driver of the increased. among the ideas being considered are limiting to one number of relatives healthcare workers can bring with them. raising the minimum salary required to be eligible for most work visas. and abolishing the system allowing employers to pay less than that where there are recognised shortages. the government official advisor migration have long argued the shortage occupation list needs to go but sectors like construction, hospitality, agriculture i worry that without the ability to bring in foreign people to fill injobs they to bring in foreign people to fill in jobs they businesses will suffer, but it is healthcare where the greatest impact may be felt

lord simon stevens, who is chief executive of nhs england at the time , said he england at the time,id he discouraged the former health secretary's plan, preferring to leave such decisions to the medical profession. the inquiry is continuing . the prime is continuing. the prime minister has played down concerns of a terminator style rise of the machines on the second day of the ai safety summit, rishi sunak struck a more optimistic tone at bletchley park today, saying it's important to assess the risks without being too alarmist i >> -- >> ai has the potential to transform our lives in every aspect, from health care to education and our economy . education and our economy. thanks to the actions we've taken this week, britain is well placed to be at the forefront of that change. there's debate about this topic. that change. there's debate about this topic . people in the about this topic. people in the industry themselves don't agree and we can't be certain. but there is a case to believe that it may pose risks on the on a scale like pandemics and nuclear war. and why , as leaders, wa

nhs england has awarded £330 _ back his campaign.r domestic law when it comes to this threat to democracy and take international action to provide the guardrails i believe are essential if we are to maintain integrity in the administration ofjustice? iretell. the administration of 'ustice? well, i thank m the administration ofjustice? well, i thank my honourable _ the administration ofjustice? well, i thank my honourable friend - the administration ofjustice? well, i thank my honourable friend for all the work he has done in this incredibly important area. he is right we need to have guardrails around successful exploitation of this technology, which is why the 0nline safety bill gives the regulator significant new powers to regulate the content on social media companies, including some of the ones you mentioned. but we are also working internationally following up from the summit to ensure that we can all get the benefits of this technology, but in the process, safeguard our democracy which is so crucial to the functioning of our co

pushing them on this for the last ten days or so, i think stephen powys, a senior member of the nhs in englandinput variables well enough, he thinks it is on track. studio: this is the second part of today's... the fifth week of studio: this is the second part of today's. .. the fifth week of what studio: this is the second part of today's... the fifth week of what is termed module two, the hearings examining the initial response to the covid crisis. this fee covid inquiry. the gentleman you saw there was doctor—mac, the former special adviser at number ten. you may have heard some strong language in that, that forms part of his evidence. there is more to come, he first came to the people's attention recently. again, that is because of a note with some language in that. earlier in the day, there was stuart glassborow, the former private secretary principal to the prime minister, described as the link person between the treasury and number ten, person between the treasury and numberten, one person between the treasury and number ten, one of the highest ranking civil servants. and, first thing t

lord simon stevens, who was chief executive of nhs england at the time, said he discouraged the former health secretary's plan, preferring to leave such decisions to the medical profession. the inquiry is continuing here with gb news across the uk on tv, in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by simply saying play smart speaker by simply saying play gb news now it's back to . nigel >> good evening. last night you may remember i covered the story of a man who was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated section five public order offence . the police told order offence. the police told him he was being arrested because he was witnessed saying why are they over here, etcetera ? are we let them into our country , etcetera. he was taken country, etcetera. he was taken to an east london police station. i can now tell you a man has been released on bail until late november . sir, i'm until late november. sir, i'm afraid i can say no more than that about it for legal reasons , that about it for legal reasons, as i will try to update you as soon as i . can so . on the 11th

become ovennhelmed , and lord simon ovennhelmed, and lord simon stevens, who was chief executive of nhs england the time, said he discouraged the former health secretary's plan, preferred to leave such decisions to the medical profession. the inquiry is continuing . this is gb news is continuing. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. by saying play gb news now it's back to . michelle news now it's back to. michelle >> thanks for that. tatiana michelle dewberry till 7:00 tonight. alongside me and my panel tonight. alongside me and my panel, the columnist for the mail on sunday, peter hitchens, and the editor of labour uncut atoll hats. well, good evening to you. you know the to both of you. you know the drill as well, don't you? you can get in touch with me all the usual ways. gb views gb news dot com. or you can tweet me at gb news. got a lot to pack in tonight. there's lots of quite sensitive topics that i want to try and unpick and unpack tonight. often related to the israel hamas conflict, but much broader as well. some of the goings on

lord simon stevens, who was chief executive of nhs england at the time, said he discouraged the former health secretary's plan, preferring to leave such decisions to the medical profession. the inquiry is continuing here with gb news across the uk on tv, in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by simply saying play smart speaker by simply saying play gb news now it's back to . nigel >> good evening. last night you may remember i covered the story of a man who was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated section five public order offence . the police told order offence. the police told him he was being arrested because he was witnessed saying why are they over here, etcetera ? are we let them into our country , etcetera. he was taken country, etcetera. he was taken to an east london police station. i can now tell you a man has been released on bail until late november . sir, i'm until late november. sir, i'm afraid i can say no more than that about it for legal reasons , that about it for legal reasons, as i will try to update you as soon as i . can so . on the 11th

and lord simon stevens, who was chief executive of nhs england at the time, said he discussed urged themer health secretary's plan prefer daring to leave such decisions to the medical profession. the inquiry is continuing this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's back to . patrick >> well, it looks like it's actually happening, doesn't it? plans are afoot for a million person pro palestine march on armistice day . i actually can't armistice day. i actually can't believe how disrespectful and distasteful this is . i think if distasteful this is. i think if people felt truly british, there is no way on earth they would organise marches over remembrance weekend. no way at all. one of the organisers has rallied protesters to make the 11th of november national march even bigger than the half a million that paraded through london last weekend. one of the groups behind it wants to do things like boycott israel and boycott coca cola, boycott puma. in case you didn't guess, it, it has another aim. the right t

the nhs in england is promising to eliminate cervical cancer by 20a0 — thanks to improved rates of screeningh bbc news. climate campaigner greta thunberg has denied a public order offence after a protest in central london last month. the 20—year—old from sweden was arrested during a demonstration near the intercontinental hotel in mayfair on october 17 as oil executives met inside for the energy intelligence forum. frankie mccamley has the latest. greta thunberg arrived at court looking relaxed and smiling, despite becoming the centre of a media frenzy. she was greeted by dozens of media activists who were all filling this pavement, some singing and chanting, some holding banners. one red, oil money out. another said make polluters pay. inside the courtroom, the 20—year—old sat alongside four other people, all facing the same public order charge. we saw her laughing and waving out was a packed public gallery, full of journalists and other activists. when she spoke, she only confirmed her name and age and enter her plea not guilty. she is one of around a dozen people who are appearing in cour

nhs england found the wait list increased to just over 7.5 million at the end of september.atment. the overall list is now nearly 3.5 million higher than it was before the covid pandemic . dame priti patel will pandemic. dame priti patel will give evidence at the covid inquiry today. the former home secretary is likely to face questions about her approach to controlling the border and policing of lockdown rules. dame pretty lobbied for stricter border controls in the early stages of the pandemic in an attempt to prevent the virus reaching the uk. but she was overruled and an independent inquiry into a channel crossing tragedy where at least 27 people died has now been launched . the died has now been launched. the incident happened after an inflatable migrant boat capsized back in november 2021. an investigation will now take place into the circumstances surrounding the deaths, which included a pregnant woman and three children. it follows the publication of a report by the marine accident investigation branch, which found the boat was wholly unsuitable and ill equipped . an