Todays report and give further updates in due course. Katy austin, bbc news. The Health Secretary, wes streeting, said Englands Healthcare Watchdog is not fit for purpose and needs radical reform. He was speaking after an independent review found significant failings at the care quality commission. Our health correspondent Jim Reed has the latest. From hospitals to Gps Surgeries and dentists to Care Homes, the cqc is the organisation in england meant to regulate all these crucial parts of our lives. A new independent review out today, though, will say the whole system needs urgent reform, and the new Health Secretary agrees. There are brilliant People working throughout the nhs and social care, but what we cant do is pretend that there are also not enormous amounts of failure to be seen. And for that failure to be rotting at the heart of the cqc is intolerable. We will not tolerate it, we will take the action needed to deliver the radical reform that organisation needs. According to th
This is Bbc News, the headlines former us President Barack Obama endorses Kamala Harris in the race for the white house. The leader of mexicos Sinaloa Cartel One of the worlds s most powerful Drug Lords is arrested in texas. A remote stretch of Uk Bogland gets World Heritage Status after an almost a0 year campaign. Former us president , Barack Obama, has endorsed the Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for the white house. In a Phone Call Mr obama and his wife, michelle, said they would do everything to get her into the oval office. Kamala 0h, hi, youre both together oh, its good to hear you both. I cant have this Phone Call without saying to my girl, i kamala, i am proud of you. This is going to be historic. | we called to say michelle and i couldnt be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the oval office. Oh, my goodness. Michelle, barack, this means so much to me. I am looking forward to doing this with the two of you, doug
Here former president , barack 0bama, has endorsed the Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for the White House. In a Phone Call Mr 0bama and his wife, michelle, said they would do everything to get her into the oval office. Kamala 0h, hi, youre both together oh, its good to hear you both. I cant have this Phone Call without saying to my girl, i kamala, i am proud of you. This is going to be historic. | we called to say michelle and i couldnt be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the oval office. Oh, my goodness. Michelle, barack, this means so much to me. I am looking forward to doing this with the two of you, doug and i both, and getting out there, being on the road. But most of all, i just want to tell you that the words you have spoken and the friendship that you have given over all these years mean more than i can express, so thank you, both. It means so much. And were going to have some fun with this too, arent we . Is
But most of all, i just want to tell you that the words you have spoken and the friendship that you have given over all these years mean more than i can express, so thank you, both. It means so much. And were going to have some fun with this too, arent we . On thursday, Mr Netanyahu separately met president biden and Kamala Harris who both urged him to finalise a gaza ceasefire deal. Ms harris said shed raised serious concerns about the scale of suffering in the palestinian territory. It is time for this war to end, and to end in a way where israel is secure, all the hostages are released, the suffering of palestinians in gaza ends, and the palestinian people can exercise their right to freedom, Dignity And Self determination. There has been hopeful movement in the talks to secure an agreement on this deal. And as ijust told Prime Minister netanyahu, it is time to get this deal done. Gina ever, company when stanley, told us about the Significance Gina ever, company when stanley, told u
Including East Kent and shrewsbury, where a series of Maternity Scandals have unfolded over several years. Jack and sarah hawkins s daughter harriet was stillborn after mistakes were made by Maternity Staff in nottingham. I the things that i would like to havel changed, the things that would have helped us in our lives would have been for the cqc to take over the work that we had to do that was in fact theirs, to investigate properly. The regulator is meant to give hospitals, Care Homes and other services one of four levels of ratings from outstanding through to inadequate to help the public decide what form of care they need. The Health Secretary has said those ratings should now be taken with a pinch of salt. Care home managers say the current situation is hugely worrying. The inconsistencies, the fact that inspections were taking too long, and if they were being done, that they were actually not reporting in good time we have raised so many of these issues. The cqc says it will acce