Thank you for being with us. Can i get you to comment on that story that was on the front of the times today . Is not really true, £7,900 a day for a consultant to cover Strike Activity . Is that really true . I dont know if thats true but whats more important is that our doctors feel the need to strike. They dont feel the need to strike. They dont feel they can get what they need. I think there is systematic need for change in the nhs. Change in the nhs. Weve got a government change in the nhs. Weve got a government at change in the nhs. Weve got a government at the change in the nhs. Weve got a government at the moment change in the nhs. Weve got a i government at the moment saying we need to be prudent with the pennies. And thats why they are cutting parts of the hst project. On the other hand, theyve not sat down to find a way through this for 100 days and other causes £1 billion. Its difficult to square that argument when you look at the numbers, isnt it . I when you look at the
hundred see australia beat hundred see saustralia beat afghanistan and reach the semifinals of the world cup. sees. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. charles iii has delivered his first king s speech to parliament, outlining the government s priorities. among the announcements, there was a focus on crime, with tougher sentences for those who commit the worst crimes, and more rights for victims. confirmation of a phased ban on smoking in england means everyone who s now 1a or younger will never be able to legally buy a cigarette. and new licences will be awarded for oil and gas projects in the north sea. on housing, there s to be a ban on leaseholds for new houses and a promise to make it easier for existing homeowners to buy their freeholds in england and wales. there will also be a law to allow driverless cars on britain s roads. but the king warned of difficult decisions ahead, as our political editor chris mason reports. hats and stockings, precedent and
Shirley ballas has been named as the new head judge on strictly come dancing, replacing len goodman. Good morning, its tuesday the 9th of may. Im rachel schofield, welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The conservatives have vowed to cap Energy Prices if they win the General Election. Under the plans theresa may would give powers to the industry regulator, ofgem, to set a limit for people on standard variable rates. Under the new plans, new powers would be given to ofgem to set a limit for people on standard variable rates. Elsewhere labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is due to formally launch his partys general Election Campaign, where hes expected to say that the issue of Whether Brexit happens has been settled. The uks highest electorate campaigning on the nhs, and the green party is on the Isle Of Wight the uks highest electorate campaigning on the nhs, promising to end what it calls the privatisation experiment. Well be live In Manchester ahead of labours Campaign Launch shortly but first more o
International pressure is growing on russia to abandon its support for syrias president assad in the wake of last weeks chemical weapons attack on a rebel town. Tonight western Foreign Ministers from the g7 group of industrialised nations have been meeting in Northern Italy to consider a co ordinated response which could include support for new sanctions on moscow and damascus. The us secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, said america would hold to account those who committed crimes against innocents anywhere in the world. From lucca our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports. Contemplating italys past glory and syrias present horror, borisjohnson and Rex Tillerson were turning up the International Heat on president assad and his russian backers. This morning Rex Tillerson deliberately started his day at a memorial to note the atrocity in 1944, the massacre of local villagers, and drew a direct parallel to the gas attack last week. We will rededicate ourselves to holding to accoun
International pressure is growing on russia to abandon its support for syrias president assad in the wake of last weeks chemical weapons attack on a rebel town. Tonight western Foreign Ministers from the g7 group of industrialised nations have been meeting in Northern Italy to consider a co ordinated response which could include support for new sanctions on moscow and damascus. The us secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, said america would hold to account those who committed crimes against innocents anywhere in the world. From lucca our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports. Contemplating italys past glory and syrias present horror, borisjohnson and Rex Tillerson were turning up the International Heat on president assad and his russian backers. This morning Rex Tillerson deliberately started his day at a memorial to note the atrocity in 1944, the massacre of local villagers, and drew a direct parallel to the gas attack last week. We will rededicate ourselves to holding to accoun