The headlines on bbc news. gps in england are being told to see more patients face to face, as ministers unveil a £250 million winter rescue package. there s a warning the nhs in england is facing an exceptionally difficult winter, as the number of people waiting for routine hospital operations reaches a record high of 5.7 million. the north yorkshire police and crime commissioner, phillip allott, whose comments about the sarah everard case sparked outrage has resigned, after a no confidence vote. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has told the bbc the government is doing everything it can to ease supply chain blockages. but businesses in industries from toys to construction to meat have warned that blockages at ports, caused by a shortage of lorry drivers, are still causing big delays. there are concerns about the impact on food prices, and the government has confirmed only 20 emergency visas for foreign drivers have been processed. 0ur economics correspondent
England. it would be a mild night but not a further touch is possible for scotland at night in england as temperatures get close to freezing. sunshine around tomorrow. parts of wales, midlands, through the morning and the odd patch of light rain. most will be dry by sunshine returns into the afternoon but a cool day particularly for scotland and northern england with temperatures struggling to get into double figures. another cold night as he headed into the early hours of saturday morning and the cloud pushing in from the north and the west. that s a head of more cloud for the weekend but we will feel much milder again and there is a chance of rain. goodbye. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: gps in england are being told to see more patients face to face as ministers unveil a £250m winter rescue package. there s a warning the nhs in england is facing an exceptionally difficult winter
This is bbc news. the headlines. gps in england are told to see more patients face to face, as ministers unveil a £250 million winter rescue package. there is a huge amount of demand on our fantastic gps and how we can help with that is through providing the financial support, getting rid of some of this red tape and helping to shift some of that demand to other, more sensible places. a warning the nhs in england faces an exceptionally difficult winter, as the number of people waiting for routine hospital operations reaches a record high of 5.7 million. north yorkshire police and crime commissioner, phillip allott, whose comments about the sarah everard case sparked outrage resigns, after a no confidence vote. in norway, a man who killed five
This is bbc news. the headlines. gps in england are told to see more patients face to face as ministers unveil a £250m winter rescue package. gps say the money offered doesn t match the crisis they face. we have not got the locums to come in and actually work in practices, so the idea that this money is going to help is just pie in the sky. abattoir butchers from abroad can come to the uk as seasonal workers to combat shortages in the pig industry. police in norway say a bow and arrow attack that left 5 people dead appears to be an act of terrorism. a 37 year old man is in custody. for a new world record.
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