prime minister heats up. i will deliver tax cuts but tax cuts you can believe in. i will make that happen. you can believe in. i will make that ha en. ~ . you can believe in. i will make that hauen.~ . ., ,., happen. what i m about is about cuttin: happen. what i m about is about cutting peeple s happen. what i m about is about cutting people s taxes, - happen. what i m about is about| cutting people s taxes, reversing the national insurance increased to put more the national insurance increased to put more money in people s pockets and making put more money in people s pockets and making sure those who work hard and making sure those who work hard and go and making sure those who work hard and go out and making sure those who work hard and go out to work are rewarded. the global monkeypox outbreak has been declared a public health emergency by the world health organization. it s the highest alert that the who can issue, and follows an upsurge in cases. as celes
the queues on the motorway leading into dover. it s becoming a familiar sight. yesterday s chaos seems to be repeating itself today, and for many holiday makers trying to get away, this has become the worst possible start to their summer break. but for those who set off early there was an air of optimism. i m assuming at some point we re going to stop and sit in traffic for hours and hours and hours, but so far we ve got. we keep creeping forwards and it s been fine. the police seem to be doing a good job and getting the tourists actually moving and stopping the lorries coming in on the a2, because they were all told to come in on the m20. and how long would this journey normally take you? about two hours, so we re now into four hours, but it s fine. cars and lorries continue to try to get through the border control here at dover. in fact 8,500 tourist vehicles tried to make the crossing yesterday, and today that number s expected to be higher at 10,000, so officials are warning there
have, we can better understand transmission, and i m sure that research and the advice will change as we go through managing this outbreak. so it is a call to arms internationally, and the uk hsa is working and was in fact the first to identify the first monkeypox patient. identify the first monkeypox atient. g , ., , identify the first monkeypox -atient. g , ., , ., ,, patient. dame jenny harries, thank ou ve patient. dame jenny harries, thank you very much- and we ll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow s front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are geri scott from the times and the guardian s aubrey allegreti. it s been a day of more lengthy delays and frustration for thousands travellers trying to cross the channel. on what s been the busiest travel day of the year so far, some drivers have had to wait five to six hours before reaching the port of dover, or the eurotunnel terminal at folkestone. from d
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this is bbc news. the headlines at eight: a global emergency is declared by the world heath organisation as the international monkeypox outbreak worsens. we have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, so new modes of transmission about which we understand too little. officials in kent declare a major incident, as long queues form for a second day in dover. delays are also being reported by travellers heading for the eurotunnel in folkestone, with traffic crawling on approaching routes. and russian missiles hit the port of odesa a day after ukraine and russia agreed to restart grain exports rishi sunak and liz truss take to the campaign trail as the race to become the uk s next