me and the big c cancer podcast will be published today. and images captured by drone cameras to help monitor deer populations in england. good morning and welcome. the government is set to announce details of a £1 billion investment to tackle emergency care delays in the nhs. the two year blueprint will mean a roll out of extra hospital beds and ambulances in england. the government is expected to pledge 5,000 new beds, increasing capacity by 5%. there will also be a 10% boost in ambulances, with 800 new vehicles on the road. prime minister rishi sunak calls it an ambitious and credible plan, but warns the plan to cut delays will take time . meanwhile, labour have accused the government of watering down key standards and say the plans aren t enough to tackle the pressures the nhs is facing. 0ur health correspondent jim reed has more. ambulance staff are waiting with their patients to come to the emergency department cubicles, which are currently full. record waits in a&e
to an emergency like a heart attack or stroke last month far longer than the 18 minute target time. at the old bailey, oscar winning actor kevin spacey has pleaded not guilty to four charges of sexually assaulting three men. another rail strike later this month train drivers from eight rail companies will strike on the 30th three days after a 24 hour walk out by the rmt union. a bbc documentary reveals that hundreds of british dentists treat patients with serious complications after they travel abroad to get cut price crowns. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. suella braverman has been knocked out of the conservative leadership race in the second round of voting. ms braverman received 27 votes from tory mps that s five fewer than she received yesterday. the five remaining hopefuls progress to the third round on monday. once again rishi, sunak received the most number of votes and penny mordaunt came second with the support of 83 of her fellow tory mps. here s the
7.396. if the government refuses to budge, they have held a 7.396. if the government refuses to budge, they have held a pretty - budge, they have held a pretty firm line amidst many other public pay sector demands, do you anticipate continued strikes, because that s what parents and families are looking at at the moment? we don t even want the looking at at the moment? we don t even want the strike looking at at the moment? we don t even want the strike on looking at at the moment? we don t even want the strike on wednesday. i even want the strike on wednesday. we have outlined a programme of seven days of strike action, there are any particular school only affected by four of them between now and easter. in england the next day of strike action is not until fairbridge 28th so there is a long time between the 1st of february 28 of february to this dispute. i do think the government is going to have to look at these disputes in the round in education and in health and elsewhere
faithfully do that. i was the only authentic faithfully do that. i was the only authentic brexiteer in this contest, i ll authentic brexiteer in this contest, i ll be authentic brexiteer in this contest, i ll be looking for a candidate who can come i ll be looking for a candidate who can come close to my brexiteers and actually can come close to my brexiteers and actually faithfully deliver up on the 2016 promises to the british people. the 2016 promises to the british people, and someone who can take a firm line people, and someone who can take a firm line on people, and someone who can take a firm line on identity politics because firm line on identity politics because i think is a social and cultural because i think is a social and cultural issue that our country is grappling cultural issue that our country is grappling with. cultural issue that our country is grappling with- cultural issue that our country is grappling with. cultural issue that our country is auur
president zelenskyy has drawn up a pretty firm line that he wouldn t give up any territory to russia and now that russia might settle for the donbas and call things off. president zelenskyy has been using very poignant rhetoric to shame the west really, to provide more military equipment. i just saw a report yesterday. remember that whole debacle about the mig-29s from poland, the hot potato issue, will we or will he would not provide jets to ukraine and according to ukraine, the united states has no objection to providing polish mig-29s to the ukraine so they re putting the ball back into warsaw s court. i ve seen a report, an interview with a mig-29 pilot from ukraine, suggesting that in fact they could fly these jets if if they were provided them. former u.s. air force and active duty u.s. air force pilots are telling me that the ukrainians are very capable and resilient