of these costs £9.35. take more than three medications in three months, and it s cheaper to get a prescription prepayment certificate. they re like season tickets. £30.25 covers the costs of three months. paying just over £100 covers one year. you can pay in instalments, but zoe says it s not affordable. there s been times when i ve gone to the pharmacy to find that my prescription prepayment certificate hasn t been renewed, because i couldn t afford to pay the direct debit. every month it works out just under £11 a month, which doesn t sound very much. but at the moment i m averaging about £20 a week in take home money. last year, the government froze prescription charges for the first time in 12 years, and they re not expected to increase until april at least. the department of health and social care points out that almost 89% of prescription items are free. but some people who still have
would cost the nhs a lot more, or i d die. some people in england like children and those over 60 get their prescriptions for free. each item on one of these costs £9.35. take more than three medications in three months and it s cheaper to get a prescription prepayment certificate. they re like season tickets, £30,25 covers the costs of three months. paying just over £100 covers one year. you can pay in installments, but zoe says it s not affordable. there s been times when i ve gone to the pharmacy to find that my prescription prepayment certificate hasn t been renewed because i couldn t afford to pay the direct debit. every month it works out just under £11 a month, which doesn t sound very much. but at the moment i m averaging about £20 a week in take home money. last year, the government froze prescription charges
way into the venue. police said a number of people were found with injuries believed to have been caused by crushing. an investigation has been launched and cordons remain in place. let s speak to our reporter mark lobel, who s in south london. mark, tell us more about what happened last night. mark, tell us more about what happened last night. well, martine, as ou happened last night. well, martine, as you say. happened last night. well, martine, as you say. eight happened last night. well, martine, as you say, eight people happened last night. well, martine, as you say, eight people were - happened last night. well, martine,j as you say, eight people were taken to hospital, four remain in a critical condition, police were called at 9.35 last night, people were apparently trying to force their way into the academy during their way into the academy during the gig, which was already under way, by the afropop singer asake and several people were found to be injured as a result of
the summer, or florida in the summertime, you need to air conditioner. if you are one in six families that can t afford the bill, you are really up the creek. steve: absolutely. so much of electricity these days is generated by natural gas. natural gas was trading at $9.35 per metric million btu l. last year it was half that number. whether it s the cost of the hamburger, all your food is more expensive. electricity is more expensive. gas is still more expensive than it was a year ago, but it is what it is. geraldo, speaking of it is what it is, today is national dog day. we know you are in cleveland but we know you are surrounded by family and friends. erica will bring in my costar for that s a big boy. come and stand so people can see
but the latest figures show the average response was 9.35 minutes, on a par with march this year. category two call outs are for patients with heart attacks, stroke, severe burns, the target is 18 minutes. these figures forjuly show the average time was 59 minutes, more than three times as long. a&e waiting times have been deteriorating, 29% of patients waited more than four hours, nearly 30,000 patients waited over 12 hours to be admitted, a huge increase from pre pandemic levels when it was 450 injuly 2019. the heat pre pandemic levels when it was 450 in july 2019. the heat wave last month may have contributed to some of that. we might be in the midst of another heatwave but these figures are what you might expect in the peak of winter. a&e and ambulance