Bribes and stole money to pay off Massive Campaign debts and to fund lavish lifestyle. The scandal led to his defeat in the 2017 Democratic Congressional primary he would quit his Second District seat shortly after his june conviction on 18 corruption counts. The government had requested a sentence of 17 to 22 years but u. S. Attorney hem minimum injury assisted he was not disappointed by the judges ruling. He used his position in congress to benefit himself rather than his constituents and engaged in kimly activity for his own financial benefit. Hes also an individual whos done significant thing on behalf of the city of philadelphia for a number of years. The courtroom was packed with fattah supporters some of whom testified his character witnesses describing a career of helping his constituents and others in areas like education and scientific research. You believe he was goodman . I know he was a goodman. And i think a goodman who made some grievous mistakes. We lose a guy whos got
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
Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The number of patients on Hospital Wards has been at unsafe levels in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter, according to figures obtained by the bbc. Some hospitals were operating at close to full capacity, putting increased pressure on the number of beds available. All week we are taking an in depth look at the state of the nhs in a series of special reports. Heres our Health Correspondent, jane dreaper. Its been a very difficult winter at Yeovil Hospital in somerset. Like many other hospitals in england, theyve had to battle Behind The Scenes here to find enough free beds in recent weeks. You can get periods, particularly over the winter period, when you are managing bed by bed, minute by minute, and teams are having to spend a lot of time and Energy Running around finding a bed for the next patient that needs it. And moving patients between beds isnt ideal, we dont like doing it unless we really have to, but sometimes you have to prioritise
Illegally use streaming boxes. We will bring you the story today. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. We also want to hear from you this morning if you receive the widowed parents allowance. Its being cut from april. Well have the details on that later. Were also talking about lady gaga who has hit back at the body shamers who criticised how she looked at the super bowl. She has been Trolled On Social Media by people claiming she looked fat. Now shes posted this in response, im proud of my body and you should be proud of yours too. No matter who you are or what you do. I could give you a million reasons why you dont need to cater to anyone or anything to succeed. Do get in touch on all the stories, were talking about this morning. Use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Plans to treat more patients in the community have so far failed to save money or reduce Hospital Admissions in england, according to the go
Leave shoppers out of pocket. The Supermarket Giant says it will investigate. In sport, Claudio Ranieri admits he may have been too loyal to his leicester players. The premier League Champions are facing a Relegation Battle this morning following their 2 0 defeat at fellow strugglers swansea. And the bafta is awarded to. Lala land political discussion might have dominated some of the speeches but la la land waltzes off with five awards at the baftas. It was also a winning night for adele at the grammys, but not everything went to plan. I know its live tv, im sorry, i need to start again. I cant do it again like last year, im sorry for swearing and starting again, can we please start again . You know that feeling when you just wa nt to you know that feeling when you just want to start again carols here. Will get milder through the week but once again it will be a cold day and the main feature will be the wind especially in the west and south west, touching Gale Force Wind than severe ga