the afternoon. flashes of lightning here and maybe some showers drifting into the far northwest of the uk as well. but for the vast majority, it s once again going to be a hot and sunny day. these showers won t reach eastern areas till thursday. hello, this is bbc news with reeta chakrabarti. the headlines. in the past hour, borisjohnson has defended plans to impose new taxes across the uk to increase funding for social care and health in england. he says the new system will relieve people of the fear of financial ruin . we re doing something that frankly should have been done a long time ago and share the risk of these catastrophic care costs so that everyone is relieved of that fear of financial ruin. and also this afternoon, ministers say they are suspending the so called triple lock formula for annual increases to the state pension. at holyrood, nicola sturgeon has confirmed her government
that more tax for the for the care that they more tax for the for the care that they are provided without a penny that they are provided without a penny more in their pay packet and without penny more in their pay packet and without a penny more in their pay packet and without a secure contract. and also this afternon ministers say they are suspending the so called triple lock formula for annual increases to the state pension. police scotland is fined £100,000 after admiting failures which materially contributed to a young woman s death following a car crash six years ago. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, sets out her government s programme for the next year including plans for an independence referendum. the actor, michael k williams who starred in the american drama, the wire has been found dead in new york. and the rise of a new star in british tennis as 18 year old emma raducanu smashes her way through the us open.
on social inflicted. he made that commitment on social care before the pandemic and he on social care before the pandemic and he said on social care before the pandemic and he said he would pay for it without and he said he would pay for it without raising taxes. and also this afternoon ministers say they are suspending the so called triple lock formula for annual increases to the state pension scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, sets out her government s programme for the next year including plans for a national care system and an independence referendum. is arguably the most significant public service reform since the creation of the national health service. police scotland admits failures in its call handling system and the rise of a new star in british tennis as 18 year old emma raducanu smashes her way through the us open