to the royal pharmaceutical society. the year of the debt crisis that s how one charity is describing 2023. it describes a tidal wave of people needing help. we spend the day with one support worker. it was a comeback for the ages in america s biggest sporting event, as kansas city chiefs fight back to beat philadelphia eagles in thrilling super bowl 57. good morning. quite a cloudy start for many. under that cloud it is mild. where we have the clear skies, it is a colder start. here we will have the sunshine. more of us will see the sunshine. more of us will see the sunshine as the cloud breaks up, leading us into a very mild week. details later in the programme. good morning. one week on from the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria, more than 33,000 people are now known to have died. the united nations expects the death toll to double as hopes of finding more survivors fade. are you hurt? the rescuer asks. no, this17 year old says, i fell into a hole, i m not
both parties chart a course for the november midterms. plus we have the latest on the ground in pennsylvania. as the republican senate candidates battle for control of the vote count in a raiser tight race that is heading for a recount. and breaking just last hour, nbc news confirms that the fbi has been investigating an apparent plot by an ohio man with a plot he developed to assassinate former president george w. bush. all the details coming pup. welcome to meet the press daily. voters are voting in s.e.c. country. there s the music. it is a special meet the midterms edition of meet the press daily. we have an is s.e.c. slate today. primary elections in arkansas, alabama, georgia and texas. they now have two schools headed to that conference. polls will close in less than six hours. it just means more today because georgia has emerged as one of the top battlegrounds in the nation for november and beyond. it s not texas or florida anymore. georgia is now the swing state
certificate hasn t been renewed, because i couldn t afford to pay the direct debit. every month it works out just under £11 a month, which doesn t sound very much. but at the moment i m averaging about £20 a week in take home money. last year, the government froze prescription charges for the first time in 12 years, and they re not expected to increase until april, at least. the department of health and social care points out that almost 89% of prescription items are free. but some people who still have to pay say they re struggling. i don t think i ever expected to be in this situation. medical student lilly needs prescription drugs to treat multiple conditions, including endometriosis. when i was younger, obviously the prescriptions are free. my parents actually wouldn t have been able to afford the medication. she says the demands of her course mean it s difficult to work part time.
would cost the nhs a lot more, or i d die. some people in england like children and those over 60 get their prescriptions for free. each item on one of these costs £9.35. take more than three medications in three months and it s cheaper to get a prescription prepayment certificate. they re like season tickets, £30,25 covers the costs of three months. paying just over £100 covers one year. you can pay in installments, but zoe says it s not affordable. there s been times when i ve gone to the pharmacy to find that my prescription prepayment certificate hasn t been renewed because i couldn t afford to pay the direct debit. every month it works out just under £11 a month, which doesn t sound very much. but at the moment i m averaging about £20 a week in take home money. last year, the government froze prescription charges