around his month long eat out to help out scheme which ran in august 2020. diners received 50% off meals at restaurants on mondays, tuesdays and wednesdays with the government subsidising the bill. here s our health reporter, jim reid. mine too. that and the yakisoba, depends on the mood i m in. back in the summer of 2020, the then chancellor brought his flagship policy to the table. eat out to help 0ut subsidised midweek meals in pubs and restaurants. it proved popular at the time. but critics say it fuelled a rise in infections. did you ignore the advice over cobit? did you ignore the advice over covid? earlier witnesses, scientists and ministers have said they were not consulted in advance about that eat 0ut consulted in advance about that eat out to help 0ut scheme. he was asked to respond. why would i raise it as a risk when i didn t believe it was because it was designed in a context of a safe reopening? the onus is surely on the people who now believed it was a r
over the elgin marbles. it follows prime minister mitsotakis repeated position that the parthenon marbles, as they re known in greece, should be returned. welcome back. plenty of news on ukraine today, notably a statement from the nato secretary general that ukraine willjoin nato alliance after subject to reforms. it s too early to say exactly what will be the decision at the washington summit. all of us agree that, in the midst of war, full membership is not possible. but, of course, we will continue to look into address how we can move ukraine and nato even closer together as we prepare for the washington summit. what decision we make has to be addressed at a later stage when we are closer to the summit. but that does have implications for the way the war might end. would russia be prepared to negotiate a ceasefire knowing that, as part of any truce ukraine was about to join the alliance, putting nato s borders even closer to moscow? not that there is any sign the russians
proving to have deadly consequences, crossing into the country illegally. they charged with capital matter. and and a brand-new hour of fox news live. guy: molly: the shocking murder of a preteen girl follows other recent cases, charging migrants with violent crime. a mother of 5 was killed on a popular hiking trip. the suspect is an illegal immigrant in el salvador. and illegal border crossing from ecuador is behind bars after police say he raped a 13-year-old girl in broad daylight. the string of mortality is fueling more criticism of biden s immigration agenda. every one of these is preventable because they shouldn t be in the country in the first place. thanks worry cities, hold people until we can determine who they are and what intent they have and if they have a legal right to be here and this problem gets diminished significantly and all those agents want to focus on finding criminals and kicking criminals out. paul: more on illegal immigrants who are now suspects.
Hurt business . A new report says a reduction in Foreign Workers coming to the uk could lead to a workforce crisis. Ill speak to the author of that report. In sport, a Bizarre Davis Cup victory for Great Britain. Thats after canada are disqualified when one of their players accidently hits a ball straight into the eye of the umpire. And carols amongst the orchids at kew gardens. Good morning. From the 22nd annual orchid festival at kew gardens, an indian theme for the first time. Beautiful and warm inside but outside it is cold, frosty and a dry start, wet and windy conditions moving in from the west. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Nhs hospitals in england will have a legal duty to charge overseas patients who arent eligible Forfree Non Urgent care from april. The move follows criticism of the nhs for failing to recover money from foreign visitors after they have been treated. Emergency care will be provided immediately, and billed later. Nhs improvement, whic
Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The number of patients on Hospital Wards has been at unsafe levels in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter, according to figures obtained by the bbc. Some hospitals were operating at close to full capacity, putting increased pressure on the number of beds available. All week we are taking an in depth look at the state of the nhs in a series of special reports. Heres our Health Correspondent, jane dreaper. Its been a very difficult winter at Yeovil Hospital in somerset. Like many other hospitals in england, theyve had to battle Behind The Scenes here to find enough free beds in recent weeks. You can get periods, particularly over the winter period, when you are managing bed by bed, minute by minute, and teams are having to spend a lot of time and Energy Running around finding a bed for the next patient that needs it. And moving patients between beds isnt ideal, we dont like doing it unless we really have to, but sometimes you have to prioritise