Little money, very little resources, and to be honest, it is quite demoralising. I am a patient in the nhs. I had great care before my operation, but afterwards it has gone downhill. The staff are demoralised and tired and it affects us as demoralised and tired and it affects us as patients. My mum was diagnosed with cancer not long ago. I think the nhs is absolutely fantastic. The Ca Re The Nhs is absolutely fantastic. The care is amazing. I would fight to keep it. With us this morning is an audience of around 80 people who we re audience of around 80 people who were all either work for the nhs or have direct experience of it as a patient. You can share your experiences. Here is how to get in touch welcome to the programme. We are live until 11. Later, we will talk about some of the really difficult decisions the nhs may need to make in the future. Should it begin to charge for more services . Should we pay more in National Insurance fund the nhs . Your views are welcome. Nhs hospital
Thousands of homes have been evacuated in christchurch, new zealand, after two separate fires have combined, covering nearly 5,000 acres. And, a century of the wrens the navy marks the formation of the Womens Royal Naval Service during the first world war. Its 5. 00pm. Our main story is that a potential deal to end the long running dispute on Southern Rail has been rejected by members of the Train Drivers union, aslef. In a ballot, 54 voted against the proposal which had been negotiated by the unions leaders. Southern says its hugely disappointed and will be seeking more talks as soon as possible. The union is expected to try to renegotiate the deal. But, for the moment, it means there is still no end in sight to the disruption on one of britains busiest commuter networks. 0ur correspondent, john young, is at Brighton Railway station where many commuters affected by the Southern Rail dispute travel from. More from you and what people have been saying there today . more from you and wha
Place take . I am born in slough and iama place take . I am born in slough and i am a minority in this part of the world. And why are thousands of White British people abandoning the town . I am not worried about the diversity of people here. It is simply there are too many. Father and son are on their way to work. These men are from seville, in spain, where almost one third of the population is unemployed. They came here last summer even though britain had already voted to leave europe. Now they both work in slough. Had already voted to leave europe. Now they both work in sloughm had already voted to leave europe. Now they both work in slough. It is grande, grande, grande, grande he speaks hardly any english, but arturo can do the work. Hes one of the best people i work with here. Every day i work with him. This is our little bench, this is. At the printing firm, he works alongside his son. Arturo junior was the first of the family to arrive in slough. The family home was about to be
Were live until am this morning. What does the budget mean for you . In half an hour, well be answering your questions, so please do get in touch with anything you want to know about your family or business finances. Use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The chancellor is facing accusations of breaking an Election Pledge by increasing National Insurance contributions for many Self Employed workers. After his budget announcement, Philip Hammond is facing growing pressure to reconsider his plan from some conservative mps. The treasury has rejected calls for a re think, insisting the increase will make the National Insurance system fairer. Lets get more on this from our political guru, norman smith. How much pressure is he under . Huge pressure. It is notjust mr hammond has broken the conservative Party Election manifesto, many tories oppose on principle a tax rise on peoples income, but more than that, they belie
To clear their debt. Its five oclock, our top story is that at least nine people are dead, after an explosion on the St Petersburg metro. Another 50 have been injured, according to russias National Anti terrorist committee, which also said a second device had been found and made safe. Officials said there was a single blast between two underground trains in St Petersburg, where the metro system remains shut down. President Vladimir Putin, who was in St Petersburg for a meeting with the leader of belarus, said the cause of the blast was unclear, but the russian Prime Minister Dymitry Medvedyev has now claimed it was a Terror Attack. Richard galpin reports. In the immediate aftermath, passengers turned to the dead and injured who have been laid out on the station platform. While others mill around the scene, smoke from the blast hanging above them. Its reported the explosion happened as the train was travelling between two stations. And this is the damage it caused at 2 40pm local time t