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
Out its new definition of extremism but what will it mean in practice . Well hear from the former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation. And. Are you ready for this. The all knowing, all reasoning robot that engages in speech to speech processing. Ai decoded is coming up. Good evening. The Us Senate Majority leader, Chuck Schumer, says Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his way and it is time for new elections in israel. Mr schumer, who is the most prominentjewish politician in the United States, said that netanyahu risked turning the country into a pariah state, with its bombardment of gaza and the worsening humanitarian crisis it has caused. The fourth obstacle to peace is israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has all too frequently bowed to the demands of the extremists. Like two other ministers, and the settlers in the west bank. I have known Prime Minister netanyahu for a very long time. While we have vehemently disagreed on many occasions, i will always
Defence editor was on this flight and she talks about how the gps Satellite Signal was interfered with four 30 minutes, Satellite Signal was interfered with four30 minutes, mobile Satellite Signal was interfered with four 30 minutes, Mobile Phones could not connect to the internet. In this raf plane had to use alternative methods to determine its position. The key thing from the government, there was no threat to the safety of there was no threat to the safety of the plane and Downing Street say this sort of stuff does happen when you fly by kaliningrad. The difference is there were journalists on the plane so you can imagine this stuff happens all the time because what the russians want to do as they want to show, look what we can do, what we have done today as we have said, we can see what you do, but the uk is clearly playing it down. Thank you very much and lets look at the front pages, the guardian, the tories are urged to give back further £5 million. And at the bottom, children
Of extremism in order, it says, to try to stop organisations which promote hatred, violence and intolerance. And there has been a backlash to it. It will be used to help decide if groups are able to receive public money. Critics say the measure threatens freedom of speech. Here is a look at it. This includes those who intentionally create a permissive environment for others to achieve those aims. Five groups will have their activities measured against this new definition. Speaking from the commons, michael gove outlined some of the reasons behind this change in definition. Our democracy and our values of inclusivity and tolerance are under challenge from Extremist Groups which are radicalising our young people and driving greater polarisation within and between communities to further their own ends. In order to protect our Democratic Values and enhance Social Cohesion, it is important both to reinforce what we all have in common and to be clear and precise in identifying the dangers po
Good evening. One of the most prominent figures in american politics, the Majority Leader in the senate, has called for new elections in israel. Chuck schumer says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his way and accused him of pushing support for israel to new lows. Mr schumer, a democrat, and the highest ranking jewish official in america, also called for the Palestinian Authority president , mahmoud abbas, to step down, saying a new generation of leaders was needed, to work towards peace. All this comes as the us imposed sanctions on three extremist Israeli Settlers in the occupied west bank, whove been accused of harassing and attacking palestinians. The Settler Movement is controversial with many countries, including the uk, which sees israel as an occupying power, and the settlements as illegal. Israel disputes this. West Bank Violence has surged since the start of the gaza war, triggered by hamas s attack on israel on october seventh. The us and uk have already imposed fin