Begins, cheltenham roar, is the festival begins, kicking off four days of racing. Begins, kicking off four days of racing, culminating in the gold cup on friday on friday. Good morning. A fairly on friday. Good morning. A fairly cloudy day for most of us today. Patchy light rain in the north. Heavy rain in the south. The temperature continues to climb in the next few days. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its tuesday, 12th march. A long awaited report into Veterinary Services will be published this morning, after concerns pet owners are facing expensive bills when paying for treatments. The Competition And Markets Authority launched the review last year, and has previously said that fees were rising faster than other goods and services during the cost of living crisis. Nina has the details. Good morning. Are you paying too much to care for your furry friend . Why have vet costs been rising faster than general inflation . Are you getting a fair deal when it comes to costing
And coming up on bbc news. Bayern munich s latest bid for harry kane is enough to get a yes from spurs but will they get the same answer from the england captain himself . Hello. The nhs achieved an unwelcome milestone today that nobody wanted. The number of people waiting to start routine Hospital Treatment in england is at a record high nearly 7. 5 Million People. The figures are from the end ofjune, and mean 1 in 7 of the population is waiting for hospital care. Nhs providers, which represents Health Trusts in england, says the numbers arent surprising, given the diffculties the nhs has been facing. This includes backlogs made worse by the pandemic, and strikes by health care workers. Yet rishi sunak has made cutting nhs Waiting Lists one of his key priorities this year. The government today says there are positive signs in the figures, including a drop in those waiting for more than 18 months, and improved Ambulance Response times. To dig into the figures and look at when they migh
Expert rajiv biswas, who explained the Economic Impact of these floods. Of these floods. Well if flooding of these floods. Well if flooding so of these floods. Well if flooding so for of these floods. Well if flooding so for any of these floods. Well if i flooding so for any month of these floods. Well if flooding so for any month of july is estimated to cost around 25 billion us dollars, then of course the season for then of course the season for the extreme weather events is not yet over, august and september, historically, have also often had Severe Weather events, such as typhoons and floods, as well as droughts. Last year china was also hit by very severe drought. So what were seeing increasing impact of Severe Weather events on china and this is, of course, linked to rising temperatures globally, Climate Change is very much linked to what we are seeing at present in china and in recent years and there is a lot of concern that as Global Temperatures rise further towards that globa
2 , the catalyst was moodys downgrading the Credit Rating on several small and medium sized us banks, Including Mmt and pinnacle financial. The red flags raised the Ratings Agency included a potential recession, as well as problem side to the commercial real estate sector. As one analyst put it, any doubts about regional banking is bad for market sentiment. That wasnt helped by data from new york federal reserve, which showed for the first time americans owed more than 1 trillion on their credit cards. Traders have also been focused on corporate results, which so far have been better than expected. That was true for lyft, which reported results after the us market close, ebbo s small arrival is focusing higher revenue in the Third Quarter based in part by a Postman Damik rebound in ray jones. Meanwhile, an electric vehicle maker posted a narrower loss than expected and raised its Production Guidance for the full year. Elsewhere on wall street this morning, nine companies, including ban
Over safety concerns. Ministers want to move hundreds more onto the Bibby Stockholm, some, though, have refused, launching legal challenges. This comes as the home office announced a task force to crack down on Rogue Lawyers who may be helping migrants to remain in the uk, under false claims. Ellie price reports. The first Asylum Seekers move into their new temporary home off the coast of dorset. 15 arrived yesterday on day one, but not everyone who was supposed to come here did. Weve had a small group of about 20, i believe, whove refused to come on board. Accommodation is offered on a no choice basis and i cant go into the details of the specific Legal Proceedings for each individual, but we are continuing to bring people on board later this week and then over the coming weeks as well. Today will be the first full day the new residents of the barge have to get used to their new surroundings. Were told therell be hourly buses to take them to nearby areas. But how local people feel abo