Measures being put in place. The key concern being raised by Nursing Unions is that there just isnt the staff there to monitor the people in those extra beds. Serious workforce shortages across the Health Service in england and some concerned from nhs bosses that those beds will not be in place in time to really deal with the Beacon Pressure over the winter. ~ with the Beacon Pressure over the winter. , ~ ,. , lets turn to afghanistan now and the un says the country is currently experiencing one of the worst humanitarian crises globally, warning of a large funding shortfall. On the two Year Anniversary since the taliban came to power, the country is facing deepening economic difficulties. Women and girls have also faced severe restrictions since the take over. Meanwhile, back home, the think tank more in common says refugees who fled here, claim to feel let down by the uk. Joining me now is zehrah zaidi, co author of the home for afghans scheme. Before we get to the situation here in t
after being set up in 1982 to shake up television , today the broadcaster is celebrating four decades of being on air. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister rishi sunak said the migrant crisis is a serious and escalating problem and admitted that not enough asylum claims are being processed. the prime minister insisted the government is getting a grip of the situation and backed the home secretary suella braverman s handling of the issue. at prime ministers questions in the commons the labour leader sir keir starmer said just 4% of people arriving in small boats last year had their asylum claim processed. it comes as the prime minister reversed his decision not to attend next week s cop 27 climate summit in egypt, following widespread criticism. our correspondent ben wright has this report. are you failing on immigration, prime minister? a week in charge and the government s under question. rishi sunak headed to the commons for his second
To exercise restraint. It is because we inherited the biggest deficit in history. The Prime Ministerfound £1 billion to keep her ownjob, why cant she find the same amount of money to keep nurses and teachers in theirjob, who after all serve all of us . Contrary to all of what he said, we have more nurses working in the nhs today compared to 2010. Let me remind the right honourable gentleman of what happens when you dont deal with the deficit. Its not a theoretical issue. Lets look at those countries who failed to deal with it. In greece, where they havent dealt with the deficit. What did we see with failure to deal with the deficit . Spending on the Health Service cut by 36 . That doesnt help nurses are patients. Or patients. I hope the Prime Minister is proud of her record of controlling Public Sector pay to the extent that hard working nurses have to access food banks in order to survive. And the frozen wages of teaching assistants, paramedics and council workers, but it is not just
Welcome to bbc news. The Iraqi Government said today that the city of mosul has been liberated from so called Islamic State, three years after it was first occupied by the extremists. The second largest city in iraq was where is declared its caliphate in 2014. Since then, its grip on territory seen here in red has been gradually reduced in iraq and in syria. In the last nine months its been targeted in mosul by the iraqi army, backed by us and Coalition Air strikes and has lost Ground Street By street. Tonight, the defence secretary sir Michael Fallon congratulated the iraqis and highlighted the role played by the raf. But as our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale has seen in mosul, victory has come at a cost, with an estimated 800,000 civilians driven from their homes. What was once a beautiful old city is now mostly rubble. Every building deeply scarred or destroyed by months of war. We joined the Search And Rescue teams looking for survivors. But more often, they are just recoveri
Welcome to bbc news. The Iraqi Government said today that the city of mosul has been liberated from so called Islamic State, three years after it was first occupied by the extremists. The second largest city in iraq was where is declared its caliphate in 2014. Since then, its grip on territory seen here in red has been gradually reduced in iraq and in syria. In the last nine months its been targeted in mosul by the iraqi army, backed by us and Coalition Air strikes and has lost Ground Street By street. Tonight, the defence secretary sir Michael Fallon congratulated the iraqis and highlighted the role played by the raf. But as our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale has seen in mosul, victory has come at a cost, with an estimated 800,000 civilians driven from their homes. What was once a beautiful old city is now mostly rubble. Every building deeply scarred or destroyed by months of war. We joined the Search And Rescue teams looking for survivors. But more often, they are just recoveri