The government has announced that from april, thousands of nhs patients, visitors and staff will benefit from free parking at hospitals in england. Most visitors to hospitals in scotland, wales and Northern Ireland are already exempt from charges, as our correspondent James Waterhouse reports. For nhs patients and those who visit them, its an age old complaint. Paying to park at hospitals. During the election, the conservatives promised to do something about it in their manifesto for specific groups. So, from april, all 206 hospital trusts in england will be expected to give free parking to those being described as in the greatest need. This includes blue badge holders, frequent visitors to outpatient clinics, parents of Sick Children staying overnight and staff working night shifts. And lets not forget, hospitals make a lot of cash from parking. According to freedom of information requests, trust in england last year made more than £254 million from charges, a further 1. 5 million fr
Nasa has unveiled its latest Martian Rover ahead of a seven month voyage to the red planet, scheduled forjuly. Fueled by a mini nuclear reactor, the car sized vehicle will search for traces of past life in an area thought to have water. At ten oclock Rachel Schofield will be here with a full round up of the days news. Now its time for our world and one of their most striking programmes of 2019. In 2016 pakistani social media sensation Qandeel Baloch was murdered in her bed, the victim of a so called honour killing. In november, as the court prepared to deliver its verdict in the case, hani taha returned to qandeel s home town to discover how her life and death have changed pakistan. This film contains adult themes right from the start. Qandeel baloch was pakistans first social media superstar. She was both loved and loathed. For conservative pakistan, her videos were provocative. Too provocative. Injuly 2016, she was murdered for bringing shame on herfamily. Six men, one of them her br
The debate over funding for the nhs, has seen some of the most intense exchanges between the main parties in the election campaign. So what are the Critical Issues the Health Service is grappling with . Heres our health editor, hugh pym. 70th birthday celebrations for the nhs last year reflecting its status as a much loved institution. No wonder its always at the heart of an election campaign. This time, even more so. The front line of the nhs is under immense stress with longer waits for patients and a fierce debate about whats now needed. So whats the background to all this . Well, first of all, lets look at Health Spending after inflation in england going back to 1979. The conservatives under Margaret Thatcher and john major raised it on average more than 3 per year. Then, under new labour, average annual increases were around 6 . But from 2010 first under the Coalition Government and then under the conservatives it was below 2 . The conservative government has already promised more
A teenage drug dealer has been found guilty of the murder of a 14 year old knocked off his move ahead and stabbed to death. He died in the middle of a turf war between rival drug gangs. Another young life cut short, caused by knife crime in london. Jaden moodie was just 1a years old when he was murdered, the final moments of his Life Captured on this shocking cctv footage. While on a moped, he is rammed into by a stolen black mercedes. A hooded gang armed with large knives jump out and repeatedly stab him, in an attack lasting just 1a seconds. The teenager had only moved to london from nottingham six months before he was killed. Jaden was ambitious, loved life. He loved his family, he loved his grandma, and he was just fun to be around, because he would always playjokes on pranks on us and things. During the two week trial, thejury heard jaden had links to a gang, and sold drugs for them. On the night of his death, he was targeted by a rival gang, also in the east london area. On the e
It was targeted by russian warplanes, which support forces loyal to president bashar al assad. Its emerged that a Saudi Air Force trainee who shot dead three people at a military base in florida apparently posted online comments critical of us involvement in foreign wars hours before the shooting. At ten oclock, tina daheley will be here with a full round up of the days news. Now on bbc news, our world. In 2016, pakistani social media sensation Qandeel Baloch was murdered the victim of a so called honour killing. As the court prepares to deliver its verdict, hani taha, who has followed the story in two previous our worlds, returns to qandeels home town. A warning the programme has adult themes right from the start. Qandeel baloch was pakistans first social media superstar. She was both loved and loathed. For conservative pakistan, her videos were provocative. Too provocative. Injuly 2016, she was murdered for bringing shame on herfamily. Six men, one of them are brother, stood trial fo