Heatwave in june for 20 years. But as the temperature soars, a Health Warning is issued to those struggling to stay cool. And Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is accused of tax fraud by spanish prosecutors, during his time at real madrid. Its five oclock. Our main story is that the chancellor, Phillip Hammond, has set out his own defined goals for a brexit deal, calling for an outcome which puts jobs and prosperity first. He also said that migration needed to be managed not shut down. In a speech in the City Of London, the chancellor said british people had voted to leave the eu, not become poorer a point underlined by the governor of the Bank Of England, mark carney, who said brexit could bring higher prices and job losses. Our economics correspondent Andrew Verity reports. The chancellors Brexit Agenda was supposed to be delivered over a sumptuous banquet at the citys Mansion House last week, but it was cancelled following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Today he turned up at the sam
that we had an attempt to make living wage $15 a couple years ago. two democrats, 49 senators, blocked it and it blocked 41% of african americans from coming out of poverty and low wealth we need to be bother that had there are 87 million people today who are uninsured or underinsured we need to be bother that had voting rights is under attack like we have not seen since the days of jim crow and we ought to be bother that had 333,000 people died from covid. that poverty is the fourth leading cause of death higher than homicide higher than diabetes higher than respiratory disease. yet we have people, elected officials, who want to talk about culture wars and banning books and hitting the lgbtq community rather than talking about living wages and voting rights they want to block women s reproductive rights. these same people refuse to
with the cost of living crisis. but there s lots more. throughout this week, we ll be looking at some of the key issues they ll need to deal with, starting today with the nhs. our health editor hugh pym is here now. yes, george. the new prime minister will have an overflowing in tray when it comes to the nhs. that will be for england, as health is devolved. top of the agenda will be a&e and ambulance delays. according to the association of ambulance chief executives, handover delays caused harm to thousands of patients. ambulances lost almost 333,000 hours in the year tojuly 2022 18 times more than during the same period two years ago. that s because of logjams across the system, including hold ups discharging patients fit to go home. this may be an extreme example ambulances queueing last week to hand over patients at one hospital, but there were delays at many others. one heart attack patient told us
billion of investment has already been allocated for regeneration and growth, and it s working with all levels of government to deliver improvements, but there is no escaping the impact of inflation, which has the country firmly in its grip. alex forsyth, bbc news. a week today the new prime minister will be in downing street and whether it is liz truss or rishi sunak they will have a bulging in tray of challenges including the challenges facing the nhs. our health editor hugh pym has been setting out the task ahead of the new pm. the new prime minister 11 overflowing entree when it comes to the nhs they ll be for england as health is the fall. top with the agenda is andy and ambulance holdups. according the chief executives handy for delays caused harm to thousands of patients and ambulances lost almost 333,000 hours in the year tojuly 2000 22,18
top of the agenda will be a&e and ambulance delays. according to the association of ambulance chief executives, handover delays caused harm to thousands of patients ambulances lost almost 333,000 hours in the year tojuly 2022 18 times more than during the same period two years ago. that s because of logjams across the system, including hold ups discharging patients fit to go home. this may be an extreme example ambulances queueing last week to hand over patients at one hospital, but there were delays at many others. one heart attack patient told us he waited two and a half hours for an ambulance, and his partner had to take him into hospital. i was told that i wasn t out of the woods, and if i d left it any longer, or my partner had left it any longer getting me in, i wouldn t have made it. and then there are