Let me bring you some breaking news on the nhs. The average Response Time in february for ambulances in england dealing with the most urgent incidents, defined as calls from people with life threatening illnesses or injuries, was eight minutes and 25 seconds, nhs figures show. This is down very slightly from eight minutes and 26 Seconds Injanuary, but is above the target standard Response Time of seven minutes. Ambulances took an average of 36 minutes and 20 seconds last month to respond to emergency calls such as heart attacks, strokes and sepsis. This is down from a0 minutes and six Seconds Injanuary while the target is 18 minutes. Response times for urgent calls, such as late stages of labour, Non Severe Burns and diabetes, averaged two hours, four minutes and 12 seconds in february, down from two hours, 12 minutes and 48 seconds in january. Back to our top story. The communities secretary, michael gove, has told the bbc why the government is introducing a new definitgion for extrem
For years, politicians have ramped up the rhetoric of concern and pledged to speed up emissions cuts, but now there are signs of a political backlash. Uk Prime Minister rishi sunak is championing new Oil Exploration and reining in spending on climate aid. That prompted my guest, zac goldsmith, to quit suna k s government. But in an age of populist politics, has going green become another ideologicalfaultline . Zac, lord goldsmith, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to have you here. Just a couple of months ago, you left rishi sunak s government and, as you left, you lobbed a political grenade in his direction. Why did you do that . My concern is that, you know, im maybe a rare thing, a minister who cares passionately, or cared passionately about my portfolio. And ifound myjob was becoming untenable, it was becoming impossible for me to go forward. It was becoming virtually impossible to prevent government from sliding back. And the key issue is this pledge whi
Carers, young and old, paid and unpaid, the Unsung Heroes who do such a remarkablejob unpaid, the Unsung Heroes who do such a remarkable job looking after a loved ones. Some people have criticised me for going on and on about carers. Even saying it is only because i have been a care at most of my life for my mum, for my nana, for my son. But let others tell them this. It is because of real Life Experiences like mine and the real Life Experiences of millions of people that Liberal Democrats will always be the political price of our countrys carers. Political voice of our countrys carers. Only we truly understand if you care about the nhs, you have to care about care. But like so many big challenges, Fixing Social Cable take a different kind of politics. Because it needs a long term agreement, one that will stand the test of time, and last beyond one parliament and one partys turn in government. That is why we are calling on all parties to include in their manifestos Cast Iron Commitment
Zac, lord goldsmith, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to have you here. Just a couple of months ago, you left rishi sunak s government and, as you left, you lobbed a political grenade in his direction. Why did you do that . My concern is that, you know, im maybe a rare thing, a minister who cares passionately, or cared passionately about my portfolio. And ifound myjob was becoming untenable, it was becoming impossible for me to go forward. It was becoming virtually impossible to prevent government from sliding back. And the key issue is this pledge which was made by borisjohnson, repeated by liz truss, repeated a few times by rishi sunak around International Climate finance, from which so much of what the uk has done over the last few years flows, and that pledge was being broken. You say, because it was a pledge of something over. £11. 6 billion over five years. Over five years to be invested in International Climate change programmes and efforts. Yes. You
Leaders meet injamaica for Emergency Talks. And ken steals the show at the oscars, but its oppenheimer thats the big winner. Several News Agencies had withdrawn the photo ever concerns it had been digitally manipulated. In a statement, the princess apologised for any confusion. Kensington palace says it will not release the original unedited photograph, though. The picture was released to coincide with mothers day and came after weeks of Wild Speculation on social media about the princess after her surgery. The photograph of a smiling Princess Of Wales with her three children, which is now at the centre of a royal controversy. It was released to mark mothers day. But some suggest the image has inconsistencies, in particular the alignment in charlottes wrist. In a rare move last night, four major Picture Agencies withdrew the photograph. The Associated Press issued what is knowns a kill notification, it said at closer inspection it appears the source has altered the image. Today, pa med