yesterday, starting off with some frost and ice, snow showers in parts of scotland and northern ireland, rain clearing the far south and more snow coming into the south pushing north tonight into tomorrow. it s wednesday the 7th of february. proposals to improve access to nhs dentists in england are being announced by the government today. the plans include offering top up payments for dentists to take on new nhs patients as well as bonuses to work in under served areas. but health leaders say the measures don t go far enough. here s our health editor, hugh pym. a long queue outside a new dental practice in bristol. local people simply wanting to register as nhs patients. the opening following a public campaign after the previous site closed. the story was covered on bbc breakfast yesterday. the images illustrate the growing sense of frustration at the lack of nhs treatment in areas of the country which have been branded dental deserts. a new government and nhs plan for engla
a £20,000 payment for 240 dentists to moved to underserved areas, top up payments for dentists to take on new nhs patients and school visits to support tooth brushing and offer children fluoride varnish treatments. let s go to our panel. with me if the deputy director of the centre right think tank onward adam hawkes be an author of cosmopolitan politics on some stack and lease. we will talk to you about the situation in the us in a minute but adam, what do you make of this is the government announced a new plan but there is criticism of it from the dental industry today? there was, and this is a sort of thing there was, and this is a sort of thing that there was, and this is a sort of thing that people expect the government to take care of. when you say to government to take care of. when you say to people what are some of the things you say to people what are some of the things you are for about, cannot get employment, and cannot get a gp or passport employment,
temperature north to south this morning. in the south we have rain but as it bumps into cold air especially in north wales and northern england it will turn to snow, disruptive on higher routes. in sport, england captain harry kane is on a mission to get young people thinking about, and prioritising their mental health. and prince william has a famous wingman as he returns to public engagements following the king s cancer diagnosis and his wife s surgery. it s thursday, 8th of february. labour is abandoning its promise to spend £28 billion a year on environmental projects if it wins the next election. prime minister rishi sunak is facing calls to apologise for comments he made about the labour leader s position on transgender people. he was speaking during prime minister s questions, when the mother of murdered transgender teenager brianna ghey was visiting the house of commons. let s get the latest from chief political correspondent henry zeffman. two party leaders under pr