Well hear from teachers who say parents have made their lives a misery. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. Throughout the programme well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories and, as always, keen to hear from you. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Our top story today. Labour has promised to increase pay for nhs staff and scrap tuition fees for Student Nurses if it wins the General Election. The party says it will abolish the current cap for staff in england which limits pay increases to 1 . Labour said the policies would help Address Staffing Shortages in england that had become a threat to patients. Our political guru norman smith is in westminster for us now. Hi norman, good morning. So, how much will this pay rise be for nhs staff . Well, labour are saying they wa nt staff . Well, labour are saying they want people in the nhs to get a pay rise in line with the cost of living. So that means going up, i guess
Fighter in afghanistan was reduced hell be out in weeks and well speak to his wife Claire Blackman in her first tv interview. Relief initially. I think it took a little while for the news to sink m, little while for the news to sink in, but absolutely delighted. The result we were hoping for. And the dangers of co sleeping with your new baby. When i woke up, id discovered that she wasnt breathing. I remember like lifting her up and then just running through to andy and screaming that she was gone. Health professionals tell us they fear parents are lying about sleeping with their children forfear of being judged. Well bring you the full story before 10am. Hello and welcome to the programme, were live until iiam. Throughout the morning really keen to hear your views as article 50 is triggered and a little later in the programme well introduce you to an incredible man this is 53 year old Bill Kochevar hes paralysed but hes been able to feed himself by using his thoughts to send messages f
Iamjust i am just feeling an overwhelming sense of trade, ill only 20 years old and i am tired of the process. Sense of trade, ill only 20 years old and i am tired of the processlj just old and i am tired of the process. just feel it is important to make a decision, lets see where we go from there and have some form of stability. I am really excited about the election, i look forward to any form of more democracy but i dont feel theres that much on the table with voting for so i will be demanding a lot more from politicians of they want to get my vote. What about you . Wherever you are in the uk, get in touch with us throughout the programme if youre tweeting use the Hashtag Victorialive it looks like theresa mays plans to hold a General Election onjune 8th will be voted for by mps today. The Prime Minister, whos repeatedly ruled out am early election, says she needs a fresh mandate, to strengthen her hand during Brexit Negotiations. This morning, were At Westminster, with an audience
Make a statement in parliament. Making a splash the swimmers braving winter waters to help scientists in the battle against dementia. Good afternoon. The Welsh Government has announced is its introducing a Short National lockdown. What theyre calling a firebreak will begin at six oclock on friday evening and will run until the 9th of november. People in wales will be asked to stay at home and all nonessential retail will close. Pubs, bars and restaurants will be restricted to Takeaway Service only and households cannot mix in any location. The first minister Mark Drakeford said the objective was to break the chain of infection. Our wales correspondent tomos morgan has the details. As autumn turns to winter, theres a sense of deja vu in wales today as the prospect of another National Lockdown becomes a reality. We know that, if we do not act now, it will continue to accelerate and there is a very real risk that our nhs would be overwhelmed. Over the weekend, the cabinet of the Welsh Gov