As a 21 year old man is charged with escaping from Wandsworth Prison In London last week, an inmate has been stabbed there. The man is in a Critical Condition and was taken to a Major Trauma Centre after the London Air Ambulance flew to the prison to help. In london, the hugely popular elizabeth Line Underground Service has proved to be missing the mark when it comes to reliability. Figures show that nearly one in 10 trains were cancelled from around mid july to mid august giving it the worst rail figures in the country. Transport for london apologised for what it said were a number of recent issues. In the past six days alone, there have been problems due to a signalfailure, overhead line problems, a faulty train. The trades Union Congress is under way in liverpool. The tuc announced that its reporting the uk government to the United Nations watchdog on workers rights over its new strikes law. The government says the bill will help maintain a basic function and minimum safety levels i
Hurt business . A new report says a reduction in Foreign Workers coming to the uk could lead to a workforce crisis. Ill speak to the author of that report. In sport, a Bizarre Davis Cup victory for Great Britain. Thats after canada are disqualified when one of their players accidently hits a ball straight into the eye of the umpire. And carols amongst the orchids at kew gardens. Good morning. From the 22nd annual orchid festival at kew gardens, an indian theme for the first time. Beautiful and warm inside but outside it is cold, frosty and a dry start, wet and windy conditions moving in from the west. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Nhs hospitals in england will have a legal duty to charge overseas patients who arent eligible Forfree Non Urgent care from april. The move follows criticism of the nhs for failing to recover money from foreign visitors after they have been treated. Emergency care will be provided immediately, and billed later. Nhs improvement, whic
On Arsene Wenger as arsenal are beaten 3 0 by Crystal Palace in the Premier League. Indistinctive speech. If mumbling in Television Dramas really annoys you, well put different Acting Styles to the test to see which ones you find acceptable. And carol has the weather. Always perfectly clear is carol with the weather. Good morning. Eight chilly start to the day, for some A Touch Of Frost around but for most it will be dry with sunny spells, variable amounts of cloud, except for the north and West Of Scotland where there is more rain around and later we will see some gales. Further details in 15 minutes. Thank you, carol. Lovely there this morning. Good morning. First, our main story. Donald trump and theresa may have discussed what they call a window of opportunity to persuade russia to drop its support for syrias President Assad in the wake of last weeks chemical attack. The Prime Minister and the us president spoke on the phone last night as Foreign Ministers from the g7 group of coun
talent, which reflected the killing of george floyd and the black lives matter movement. a ballet school in north west london is hoping to make dance accessible for young muslim girls. the grace and poise academy in queen s park is the first of its kind in the country, offering specially adapted classes in line with islamic teachings. pupils move to poetry instead of music and the classes are all female. all girls should be able to go to ballet. it doesn t matter if it s ballet and you re muslim, you can still go. when i m older i want to still do ballet, so i can become a professional and i can be a teacher. let s take a look at the travel situation now. on the tube, minor delays on the bakerloo line between lambeth north and elephant & castle due to a signal failure. but the waterloo & city line reopens today after 15 months of closure. on the trains, there s no service on thameslink between st pancras international and finsbury park because of overhead line problems.