we are slowly working through the backlog. the we are slowly working through the backlou. . , ., backlog. the difficulty at the moment is. backlog. the difficulty at the moment is. 10096 - backlog. the difficulty at the l moment is. 100% operating capacity, tell us about the scale of the backlog. the capacity, tell us about the scale of the backlog- capacity, tell us about the scale of the backlou. ., . . ., ., , the backlog. the total cancellations u . the backlog. the total cancellations u- to now the backlog. the total cancellations up to now have the backlog. the total cancellations up to now have been the backlog. the total cancellations up to now have been about - the backlog. the total cancellations up to now have been about 700 - up to now have been about 700 flights over the last few days and of course because dubai is her haven for very large aircraft that means many thousands of passengers are still seeking to complete their journeys so situation remains challenging
nhs it in england since the end of last year, is getting on for nearly 900,000 postponements. this is the concern of health leaders, that this carries on into the autumn and may be the winter in england with a bigger impact on patients and real problems in trying to reduce the backlog. problems in trying to reduce the backlou. . ~ problems in trying to reduce the backlou. ., ~ , ., , problems in trying to reduce the backlou. . ~ ,, , . former us president donald trump will apear in court in georgia between 5th and 8th september. it follows his latest indictment in the state on 13 charges linked to allegations to tried to overturn the 2020 election results. ukrainian prisoners of war who have been released in exchanges say they were tortured while being held at a facility in south western russia. in a bbc investigation, a dozen former detainees came forward, saying they d been beaten and subjected to electric shocks after returning from a detention centre in the city of taganrog. the un
second is a return to deal with the european union. we know we will not get a return to deal with the european union and thus we step up and do our bit, which means offering tightly controlled safe and managed pathways in return for the european union accepting that anybody who tries to cross the channel on a small boat will be sent straight back. keir starmerwill small boat will be sent straight back. keir starmer will have the credibility and the respect of the european union, unlike the conservatives, spent the last years destroying our relationships with our european partners and allies. that will have the basis of trust, and on that basis, we show that we do our bit, in return we get that returns deal, and that is the way to deter people from paying people smugglers to take these dangerous channel crossings. it is common sense, hard graft and quiet diplomacy rather than chasing headwind. ., ., . headwind. you mentioned cutting the backlou , in headwind. you mentioned cutting the b
read that? yeah, i mean, i think it is a aood read that? yeah, i mean, i think it is a good thing. read that? yeah, i mean, i think it is a good thing, because read that? yeah, i mean, i think it is a good thing, because 5096 - read that? yeah, i mean, i think it is a good thing, because 5096 of. is a good thing, because 50% of migration is coming from people have been employed on a skilled worker visa. that is great, because we need people to fill the 3.2% of vacant jobs in the uk full of as you said, most of the migration is not coming from the eu any more. skilled worker visas controlled us a lot more, regular team migration and specifically filling the vacancies we need. ., , , ., we need. politically, it feels a little more we need. politically, it feels a little more palatable, - we need. politically, it feels a little more palatable, doesn t| we need. politically, it feels a i little more palatable, doesn t it, if it is a skilled visa? and also, you touched on it there, th
becoming chancellor he has decided that this is becoming chancellor he has decided that this is a bigger issue than ust that this is a bigger issue than just doctors and he wants to fix this across just doctors and he wants to fix this across the board. no. more than half of this across the board. no. more than half of the this across the board. no. more than half of the people who have £1 million half of the people who have £1 million plus in pensions i believe are in million plus in pensions i believe are in the million plus in pensions i believe are in the private sector. some of them are in the private sector. some of them might are in the private sector. some of them might be up to save huge amounts them might be up to save huge amounts in pensions if you build up amounts in pensions if you build up a pension amounts in pensions if you build up a pension part of £2 million it means a pension part of £2 million it means that you pay £250,000 less in taxes