the nhs east of england ambulance service, which uses the private ambulance service to provide coverforry page is worried what might happen if all the lessons aren't learned from his death. i'm concerned for other patients, because gary's situation, it was quite obvious he was suffering from chest pain, he should have been transported to hospital, and this isjust a simple thing that shouldn't have happened. there could be other patients in similar predicaments and the same thing might happen, or more serious medical conditions which could be left, which could be devastating for otherfamilies. if you work for a private ambulance company or you've experience of them, do get in touch this morning. stuart says, i worked there for two yea rs stuart says, i worked there for two years and i can back up the claims. i had been trained to drive under blue lights, but when i was assessed at the company, i was more qualified than the assessor. william says, your claims are quite correct, i had no driving training and i was expected to blue light immediately. i voiced my concerns as a retired police

the nhs east of england ambulance service, which uses the private ambulance service to provide cover service needs to use private companies to meet patient demand. these services are regulated by the coc and are internally vetted. the east midlands and the trust is increasing its front—line recruitment. but nationally, nhs trusts are struggling with the level of patient demand, so private ambulance providers, which are regulated, are increasingly likely to respond to emergency calls in the future. james melley, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime. britain's outgoing ambassador to the eu attacks the government for "muddled thinking" in its approach to brexit. and still to come. the smart phone app helping to train members of the public in first aid — in case of a terror attack. while she takes part in channel 4 winter sports programme the jump. coming up in sport at half—past. paralympic champion kadeena cox has her uk sport funding suspended, while she takes part in channel 4 winter sports programme the jump. it's 50 years since donald campbell died on coniston water, as he attempt

we approached the private ambulance service for an interview, they declined and told us, the private been made. we outsource our blue light driver training to an approved training organisation used by the nhs. we started using our current provider in january 2016. all staff received induction training and full training where necessary. staffjoining us from other companies have two complete clinical skills assessments and driving assessments prior to employment being offered. the nhs east of england ambulance service, which uses the private ambulance service to provide cover for emergency calls, told us, the east of england ambulance service needs to use private companies to meet patient demand. these services are regulated by the cqc and are internally vetted. the east midlands and the trust is increasing its front—line recruitment. but nationally, nhs trusts are struggling with the level of patient demand, so private ambulance providers, which are regulated, are increasingly likely to respond to emergency calls in the future. james melley, bbc news. it's fifty years since donald cam

the nhs east of england ambulance service, which uses the private ambulance service to provide cover ast midlands and the trust is increasing its front—line recruitment. but nationally nhs trusts are struggling with the level of patient demand, so private ambulance providers, which are regulated, are increasingly likely to respond to emergency calls in the future. we have had more details in the last few minutes that the shadow secretary of state for exiting the eu has sent to his opposite number, david davis. he says it is frankly astonishing that in his resignation letter sir ivan rogers says we do not yet know what the government will set as objectives for eu exit. time is running out. he goes on to say the best way to clarify these points would be to come back to the house when parliament returns on monday and make a statement, let's speak to our chief political correspondent vicki young at westminster. labour are piling on the pressure. yes, keir starmer saying there are no serious questions for the government to a nswer questions for the government to answer and that is really b

we approached the private ambulance service for an interview. they declined. dlands ambulance trust is increasing its front—line recruitment. but nationally, nhs trusts are struggling with the level of patient demand, so private ambulance providers, which are regulated, are increasingly likely to respond to emergency calls in the future. james melley, bbc news. we have all the business use with ben, but now the headlines. there's been a reaction to the resignation of britain's ambassador to the eu. four men are charged following the car crash in oldham that killed two cousins, aged 11 and 12. an israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded palestinian knife attacker as he lay on the ground has been convicted of manslaughter. i'm then bland with the business use. next show that their sales were down by 0.4% before christmas. it used as an indicator to see what's going on on the high street. meanwhile, jon lewis reportedly pre—christmas surge. meanwhile, john lewis reportedly pre—christmas surge. pay gets worse for women in their 30s — 40s. they can expect to be paid

we just couldn‘t, as an ambulance service trust, sanction anything really like that, no. we approached the privateys. bosses and unions wrangle over pay, jobs and conditions. as let‘s say there is still a likelihood of further action. a paid think tank says some top bosses will have earned more by midday today than some workers earn ina year. midday today than some workers earn in a year. research found the average wage for chief executives was nearly £4 million in 2015. that is equivalent to a rate of pay of more than £1000 an hour. meanwhile, the current national living wage for over 25s is £7 20 an hour and the average uk worker earns a salary of £28,000 a year. with me is stephan serves of the high pay centre. thank you forjoining us. why have you done this research? i think this comparison does bring home the gap in pay. this is a relatively recent phenomenon when chief executive pay has really exploded while pay for the rest of us has chugged along in a pretty unexciting fashion. this annual measurement where we say the chief executive has earned an average annual salary by lunchtime todayis

a private ambulance firm that provides emergency cover for the nhs say they were given just an hour's training to drive under blue lights. a company based in essex called the private ambulance serviceo respond to emergencies during busy times. the company says the level of training of its staff exceeds the required standards. two thirds of asthma patients in the uk aren't receiving the basic care needed to manage their condition according to research by charity asthma uk. they say that although the figures are slightly better than a year ago, almost 3.5 million people are still at risk. the charity has warned that this failing could "cost lives," as michelle roberts reports. being on the right medication and knowing how to use it is vital if you have asthma. so too is having regular checkups and getting tailored advice on how to manage your condition. this year's annual asthma care survey shows most people with asthma are not receiving this basic care, that is around 3.6 million people in the uk. in 2015 in the uk nearly one and a half thousand people died from asthma attacks. the highest level in a decade. according to asthma uk, two in every three asthma deaths could be avoided w

private donors. health services are struggling, ambulances which have been paid for have not been supplied.rkers haven't been paid. reporters have been trying to find out what happened to sierra leone's missing millions. the dark days of ebola have ended but there are still debts to be paid. government hospitals in eastern sierra leone was the front line in the fight but health care systems were weak and quickly overwhelmed. here i saw human misery unfold. a make—shift morgue, so overstretched that there were piles of corpses lying everywhere. i saw a seven—year—old boy walking through this doorway like he was walking to the gallows, he never came back. a quarter of the country's health workers who succumbed to the epidemic died at this hospital as they battled the virus. but still, they had to fight to be paid. these are scenes from a dramatic protest in 2014. high—risk workers hadn't received allowances in months. burial teams brought out highly infection corpses from the morgue and laid them at the hospital's entry points. this man was part of the demonstration and said they had no choic

services were called here just before 7:30am yesterday. the body of a man was found inside the house. just after 11 o'clock this morning, a private ambulance an undertaker removed the body under a blanket. a 24—year—old woman is being treated for serious injuries she suffered in the fire. a man and a woman in their 50s who needed treatment for breathing in smoke have been released from hospital. fire investigators say the fire was started deliberately. they have called it targeted and wilful. police are appealing for anyone who has been in the area yesterday morning — jogging or walking past — to contact them with any information they may have seen. somebody has died in a fire in a house, it must be one of the most scariest things which could happen to you. i cannot imagine. it must be horrible. i really feel for them. especially, it looks as if they have lost their son. police scotland say they will be maintaining a high—profile presence at the scene. they say they are doing everything they can to trace the perpetrators and bring them to book. a postmortem examination will now take place to establish how cameron logan died. police are tre

services were called here just before 7:30am yesterday morning. the body of a man was found inside the house. at 11 o'clock this morning, a private ambulancertaker removed the body under a blanket. a 24—year—old woman is being treated for serious injuries she suffered in the fire. a man and a woman in their 50s who needed treatment for breathing in smoke have been released from hospital. fire investigators say the fire was started deliberately. they have called it targeted and wilful. they are appealing for anyone who has been in the area yesterday morning, jogging or walking past, to contact them with any information they may have seen. somebody has died in a fire in a house, it must be one of the most scariest things which could happen to you. i cannot imagine. it must be horrible. i really feel for them. it looks as if they have lost their son. police scotland say they will be maintaining a high—profile presence at the scene. they say they are doing everything they can to trace the perpetrators and bring them to book. a postmortem examination will now take place to establish how cameron logan died. police are treating his attack as murd