Good morning, welcome to breakfast with chris mason and nina warhurst. Our headlines today labour promises free prescriptions for all as it tries to put policy back in the spotlight at a Party Conference overshadowed by internal rows. Thomas cook will hold emergency talks this morning as it attempts to agree a rescue deal to prevent it from going bust. Three of the home nations begin their Rugby World Cup campaigns this morning. With just minutes to go until ireland take on scotland before england face tonga. Good morning. Still warm for many of us today and breezy too, but with some rain. In fact, there are some thundery showers around as well this morning. I will have more detail for you in around 15 minutes. Its sunday, 22nd september. Our top story, after internal divisions dominated the headlines on the first day of labours Party Conference, its aiming to shift attention back to policy today. Itll announce plans to abolish nhs prescription charges in england and replace ofsted wit
Where they want shoppers to boycott com pa nies they say are pro beijing. Cities around the world will close their streets to traffic for world car free day organisers want to promote greener travel alternatives. Three of the home nations begin their Rugby World Cup campaigns today ireland v scotland is has just got ireland v scotland has just got under way, and england play tonga later this morning. And our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9. 35am this mornings reviewers are anne ashworth, the associate editor of the times and the business commentator josie cox. Good morning. After the first day of its Party Conference was dominated by infighting, labour will try to move the agenda back to policy today promising to abolish nhs prescription charges in england if it wins the next general election. Its also planning to scrap ofsted and replace it with a new School Inspection system. Yesterdays business was overshadowed by a failed bid to oust deputy leader tom watson and last n
Spells and showers, for scotland and Northern Ireland that is what you have, sunshine and showers. All of the details later in the programme. Its monday the 14th of august. Officials in hawaii say they expect the number of casualties to rise significantly as a result of the wildfires. 93 people are known to have died, with hundreds still missing in maui. Questions are now being asked about whether Early Warning systems were used or if they malfunctioned. The states Attorney General is conducting a comprehensive review. Our correspondent Sophie Long Reports from hawaii. The fire left more than a city devastated, and charred black buildings behind. Existential questions hover about the emptiness. How can you rebuild from this . What will exist here in the future . A congregation there without a church gathers in a coffee shop to share their pain. It used to be my house. I wept, but weeping is not. God gave us tears. There are so many questions that remain without answers. Why did one sur
Yesterday was the warmest day of the year, 28 celsius, a month. Today feeling fresher with sunny spells and showers. The full forecast throughout the programme. Its friday, the 11th of august. Our main story. The latest round of strikes byJunior Doctors in england will start in just over an hour, as a long running dispute involving half of all doctors working in the uk continues. Nhs leaders are warning it means more significant disruption to the Health Service, with thousands of appointments and procedures postponed. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes reports. Were now into the fifth round of strikes byJunior Doctors in england with little sign that their union, the british medical association, or ministers are prepared to yield. But the continuing Industrial Action is having an impact on patients. Former teacher margaret is trying to plan a holiday, but she also needs to get a new Pacemaker Battery fitted. One nhs appointment was cancelled because of an earlier walkout, and marg