steaming? i look forward to hearing from you. that is coming up. and here is the news. tens water is holding urgent talks today to secure extra funding thames water. the government says supplies will not be affected if it collapses. the court of appeal are set to rule today on a challenge to the government plan to deport migrants to rwanda. at least 150 people have now been arrested across france after protests over the killing of a 17 year old boy by a police officer. the teenager was shot in a traffic stop in a paris suburb on tuesday. the committee which found boris johnson repeatedly lied to parliament over downing street party is in lockdown will publish another report today about how it believes the findings were undermined. it is expected to name certain mps and peers. i have hints of some of the anger from you about your water from a couple of callers we took in mp5 panel yesterday. if you feel you want to howl at the moon, we are hear from you, want to howl at the
i m sally bundock with the top business stories. and we begin here in the uk where, as you ve been hearing, the nhs in england is braced for six days of strike action starting in an hour and a half, so 7am. and this marks the longest stretch of industrial action in the history of the national health service. junior doctors have been pushing for a 35% pay rise, which they say would restore their earnings after inflation to 2008 levels, but the government says this is unaffordable. for many decades, healthcare spending in western economies as a share of gdp has always risen, but recent research carried out by the economist claims that is no longer the case. so what is the cost of providing healthcare? an issue that will dominate in the run up to a general election here in the uk and a headache for most governments around the world. let s unpack this. i m joined by dr rocco friebel assistant professor of health policy at the london school of economics. good to have you on the
A squeeze on people's incomes due to frozen tax thresholds will continue until 2028, with the Tories and Labour confirming they wouldn't end the "stealth tax". Read this and the rest of today's consumer and personal finance news below, and leave your thoughts in the comments box.