The hashtag bbcyourquestions. Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, will set out her Governments Programme for the next year at holyrood this afternoon. The taliban say theyre now in control of the Panjshir Valley the last province to fall to them. The resistance says it will fight on. As nearly half the worlds gamers are women and girls, why relatively few are making it in esports the competitive side of Video Games. The actor, Michael K williams, who starred in the american crime drama The Wire has been found dead in New York. And coming up this hour teenage british Tennis Sensation Emma raducanu is through to the quarterfinals of the Us Open after defeating Shelby Rogers in straight sets. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or Around The World. Uk prime Minister Borisjohnson is preparing to announce his long awaited plans to reform the system of adult Social Care in england. He says it it will fix a broken system in which people face catastrophic costs. Hes expected to breach election promises and announce a rise in national insurance of about 1. 25 , despite loud criticism from conservative mps and peers, as well as from labour, who say the increase is unfair to working families. Downing street says one in seven people now pays more than £100,000 for their care, and said the system can lead to spiralling costs. Borisjohnson is presenting his plans to the cabinet this morning, before setting out the details in a statement to the commons. Hell then join Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid for a Press Conference later this afternoon. Heres our political correspondent, iain watson. It has plagued previous governments. Plans for reforming Social Care in england have often come unstuck. But on the very day in 2019 he became Prime Minister, borisjohnson made this bold pledge. We will fix the crisis in Social Care once and for all with a clear plan we have prepared. Six months later, during the election campaign, he made another bold pledge. We can do all these things without raising Income Tax, vat or National Insurance Contributions. Thats our guarantee. Now it seems he cant keep both promises and is on the brink of breaking the pledge not to increase national insurance rates. The labour leader, Keir Starmer, says this would be unfair as it would hit working people hard, including low earners and young people. Perhaps more worryingly for the Prime Minister, many of his own conservative mps seem to agree. I dont want to see national insurance raised for people of all ages. I think many youngsters have paid enough as a result of this pandemic. I think if we want people to be able to retain their homes, then those people should bear the bulk of the cost perhaps by buying their own Insurance Policy to insure themselves against the catastrophe of potentially losing all their money on care. Initially, the extra cash raised isnt expected to be earmarked for Social Care, but to clear the backlog in the nhs in england, which has been pummelled by the pandemic, and to increase Hospital Capacity. So there are concerns that Social Care could still be left as a poor relation. We are really hoping that there will be something, not only for the Long Term sustainable future for Social Care but we do need something immediately now because most Care Providers are at Breaking Point at this moment in time. The problem of paying for care predates the pandemic. Borisjohnson says he wont duck tough decisions and he will end the catastrophic costs of care. So, ultimately, those costs will be capped. But even some of his own mps wonder if it will be able to completely prevent some people having to sell their own homes to pay for a care home. Lets speak to our political correspondent, pete saull, whos In Westminster. Presumably the Prime Minister still has work to do to allay the concerns of some Cabinet Members who think that raising national insurance isnt the way to go about getting the money needed to reform Social Care and then later on how much detail are we going to actually hear about the plans as opposed to raising the money for the plans . That Cabinet Meeting has now ended in the past few minutes. This is incidentally the first in person Cabinet Meeting for many months. Its a hot day In Westminster and there were probably heated exchanges over the Cabinet Table this morning because we know privately some members have raised concerns about the idea of breaking the Manifesto Promise of putting up national insurance to pay for this social Care Plan. The Prime Minister in the next couple of hours will make the shortjourney next couple of hours will make the short journey to the next couple of hours will make the shortjourney to the Houses Of Parliament which is when we will get the detail and around about lunchtime of what exactly this plan is, what the cap will be on the maximum amount people can pay for their care in their lifetime and then there will be a News Conference this afternoon, notjust with the Prime Minister but with the chancellor and the Health Secretary Sajid Javid too, putting on a united front, well aware of how controversial this policy is. Lets brina controversial this policy is. Lets brin in controversial this policy is. Lets bring in a controversial this policy is. Lets bring in a clip controversial this policy is. Lets bring in a clip of controversial this policy is. Lets bring in a clip of the controversial this policy is. Lets bring in a clip of the minister talking about this earlier today. The social Care System has been unfair. You know, if you have assets of £23,350, you really begin to hurt if you, for example, suffer from dementia. One in seven people pay over £100,000 or more for their Social Care, so in my view it has to be grasped, that nettle has to be grasped, and this Prime Minister will not shirk that responsibility, and you will hear from him later today as to how we are going to deal with the broken social Care System over the Long Term. Away from Social Care, one Newspaper Reporting Today that the Uk Government is preparing for a possible 0ctober lockdown. What more have you been hearing about that . It was made clear that that wasnt the plan this morning, hes been doing the rounds talking about the Booster Programme because the longer it goes on the immunity you get from the vaccine starts to wane so it is a concern that schools have gone back this week and universities will start to return and more and more people over the next few weeks. To return to the workplace so the concern is that there is increased strain on the nhs which is why along with the Social Care announcement, the government has announced extra funding for the nhs. The bulk of the money raised by the national Insurance Rise will go towards the Health Service to start to deal with the backlog that has been created by the backlog that has been created by the pandemic. Certainly the idea of going back into lockdown is something ministers want to avoid at all costs. Joining me now is Nicola Richards, director of Palms Row Healthcare in sheffield, which runs two Care Homes for the elderly. She is also on the Board Of Directors of the national care association. Thank you for your time today. What do you make of the political debate thats been happening over the last few days. Perhaps you are less concerned about how the money is raised and more that it is raised and hows it going to be spent. Yeah, as a provider, we need to know is how the government intend on resolving the chronic underfunding within Social Care. Thats ultimately what we need to know, its absolutely desperate at the moment. Weve had decades of underfunding, a sector that was very fragile before covid and that has just exposed a multitude of problems so i think what we need to know is how the Government Intent on resolving this. How the Government Intent on resolving this. Can you give us a sense from resolving this. Can you give us a sense from the resolving this. Can you give us a sense from the care resolving this. Can you give us a sense from the Care Homes resolving this. Can you give us a sense from the Care Homes thatj resolving this. Can you give us a sense from the Care Homes that you run of how those problems have manifested themselves . You cant ianore the manifested themselves . You cant ignore the sector manifested themselves . You cant ignore the sector has manifested themselves . You cant ignore the sector has been ignore the sector has been chronically underfunded for years. I look after the people who very much need high dependent care. A large percentage of the people i care for rely on Government Funding so i think given that i had to close a home during the pandemic, that tells you everything you need to know that the sector it is incredibly fragile. Its not financially viable any more. ~ ,. ,. , its not financially viable any more. ~ ,. ,. ,. , more. Why did you have to close one ofthe more. Why did you have to close one of the homes . More. Why did you have to close one of the homes . Through more. Why did you have to close one of the homes . Through financial of the homes . Through financial viabili. Of the homes . Through financial viability it of the homes . Through financial viability. It was of the homes . Through financial viability. It was a of the homes . Through financial viability. It was a sad of the homes . Through financial viability. It was a sad and viability. It was a sad and desperate situation and the worst ive ever seen in over 25 years of being in Social Care. I wouldnt wish that on my worst enemy, honestly. Wish that on my worst enemy, honestl. ,. , � honestly. You literally couldnt make a pay honestly. You literally couldnt make a pay to honestly. You literally couldnt make a pay to run honestly. You literally couldnt make a pay to run the honestly. You literally couldnt make a pay to run the home i honestly. You literally couldnt i make a pay to run the home and honestly. You literally couldnt make a pay to run the Home And Pay staff . I make a pay to run the Home And Pay staff . ,. ,. , ~ ,. ,. , staff . I had to make Staff Redundant after working staff . I had to make Staff Redundant after working in staff . I had to make Staff Redundant after working in Care Staff . I had to make Staff Redundant after working in care for staff . I had to make Staff Redundant after working in care for 20 staff . I had to make Staff Redundant after working in care for 20 years,. After working in care for 20 years, after working in care for 20 years, after fighting a after working in care for 20 years, afterfighting a pandemic, i had to sit with staff and explain the numbers didnt work any more and it wasjust devastating. I numbers didnt work any more and it wasjust devastating. The key areas you think needs to of the key areas you think needs to is be sorted out, speaking of staff, is recruitment of good staff, paying absolutely. 0ur absolutely. Our staff retain them. Absolutely. Our staff have done an retain them. Absolutely. Our staff have done an amazing retain them. Absolutely. Our staff have done an amazing job retain them. Absolutely. Our staff have done an amazing job for retain them. Absolutely. Our staffl have done an amazing job for years and through the pandemic. We need to be able to pay our staff what they deserve. We need to be able to recruit and retain staff and at the moment i cannot express how challenging it is, particularly from a staffing perspective. Weve lost challenging it is, particularly from a staff 20 erspective. Weve lost challenging it is, particularly from a staff 20 of pective. Weve lost challenging it is, particularly from a staff 20 of mytive. Weve lost challenging it is, particularly from a staff 20 of my workforcee lost challenging it is, particularly from a staff 20 of my workforce over the nearly 20 of my workforce over the past 12 months. Nearly 20 of my workforce over the past 12 months past 12 months. Does that mean you need to speed past 12 months. Does that mean you need to speed no past 12 months. Does that mean you need to speed up Recruitment Need to speed up Recruitment Processes or bringing agency staff, who im guessing would be more expensive . Irate who im guessing would be more exoensive . Who im guessing would be more exensive . ~. ,. ,. , expensive . We do, i actually have my own agency expensive . We do, i actually have my own agency but expensive . We do, i actually have my own agency but what expensive . We do, i actually have my own agency but what is expensive . We do, i actually have my own agency but what is happening expensive . We do, i actually have my own agency but what is happening at. Own agency but what is happening at the moment, the costs are spiralling Out Of Control or stop thats a real issue. We are not competitive any more, not attractive. We are losing staff to the nhs because we cannot what the nhs pay so its a really start position to be on at the moment. Its absolutely desperate. We need investment into our sector and for the sector to be funded so we can support the people who need it most and support our staff. They all deserve more. Do it most and support our staff. They all deserve more. It most and support our staff. They all deserve more. Do you want Social Care and the all deserve more. Do you want Social Care and the nhs all deserve more. Do you want Social Care and the nhs to all deserve more. Do you want Social Care and the nhs to be all deserve more. Do you want Social Care and the nhs to be joined all deserve more. Do you want Social Care and the nhs to be joined up all deserve more. Do you want social| care and the nhs to be joined up and care and the nhs to Bejoined Up and not in competition . I care and the nhs to be oined up and not in competition . Not in competition . I think what we need to be clear not in competition . I think what we need to be clear about not in competition . I think what we need to be clear about is not in competition . I think what we need to be clear about is adult need to be clear about is adult Social Care gets the funding it needs, it gets to the Front Line, how we get there is another matter. But what we need is investment into the system. It has been long overdue. We cannot afford for this to continue any longer. Its absolutely critical at this moment in time. We absolutely critical at this moment in time. ~. , �. ,. , in time. We dont have all the details yet in time. We dont have all the details yet but in time. We dont have all the details yet but we in time. We dont have all the details yet but we are in time. We dont have all the details yet but we are hearing in time. We dont have all the details yet but we are hearing some suggestions that when money is made available that it would go in the first instance the nhs and then later on to Social Care. You are shaking your head, you clearly want the money to come into Social Care at the same time as the nhs. It needs Ring Fencing for Social Care, it has been overlooked and ive heard it several times this morning. Relative to the nhs, we had an integral part of the health Care System. We work in partnership with the nhs but we need funding to be able to run our services and have them sustainable for the future. Really interesting to hear your story, Nicola Richards thank you very much. Board of directors for the national care association. And viewers in the uk can follow coverage of the announcement on social Care Reform here on Bbc News throughout the day. Were expecting a statement in the commons around 12 30pm. Some are more of your comments on Social Care. A lot more subsidised kid at home should be provided for older people. Usually these people going to homes when if they had helped earlier with changes made to their homes they could have stayed at home. Councillor clifford says, ive heard a lot about the funding of Social Care but not how it works. Care should be run and commissioned by clinical staff, should be run and commissioned by clinicalstaff, not should be run and commissioned by clinical staff, not councils who are ill equipped to deliver. Back that p ill equipped to deliver. Back that up with a regulator that has teeth. We are waiting to find out how much detail we will hearfrom we are waiting to find out how much detail we will hear from the prime Minister Today on the details of the plan, notjust how the plan is funded. Please keep your comments coming in on twitter. I will try to read out some more of them. Scotlands First Minister is preparing to set out her governments plan for the coming year. Nicola Sturgeons Statement at holyrood is likely to focus on Pandemic Recovery but she has also made clear her determination to pursue another Independence Referendum. 0pposition Parties will also have a chance to set out their proposals for the year to come, with two days of debate scheduled. Lets get more on this with our Scotland Correspondent, James Shaw. James, what are we going to be hearing . It james, what are we going to be hearin . ,. , james, what are we going to be hearin . ,. ,~. , james, what are we going to be hearin . ,. ,. ,~. , hearing . It is a really crucial day for the scottish hearing . It is a really crucial day for the Scottish Government. Hearing . It is a really crucial day. For the Scottish Government. This hearing . It is a really crucial day for the Scottish Government. This is a key date in the political calendar in scotland when we hear what their plans are, theyre spending, their legislative programme for the coming 12 months. As you suggested, anita, there are things that are important, one is covid recovery. As far as Nicola Sturgeon is concerned, the pandemic is very much still happening. Cases are increasing in scotland as schools have gone back and universities are going back as we speak. There are issues about the loss of furlough and the loss of the drop in universal credit. All of Thoseissues Drop in universal credit. All of those issues the Scottish Government will be secured concerned about. Climate change, the snp now have a Power Sharing Arrangement with the Green Party and that is going to affect the agenda, in particular because we have cop26, this hugely important Climate Summit coming up in glasgow and just two months. Then independence, the question of whether or not there will be an Independence Referendum. Nicola sturgeon of the snp Want One by The End of 2023. Borisjohnson has made it very clear hes not going to give scotland an Independence Referendum in the near future. Scotland an Independence Referendum in the nearfuture. A scotland an Independence Referendum in the near future. A couple of other things which i think are going to be important in this parliamentary session. The first is a Gender Recognition Act with the Scottish Government wants to put through, allowing transgender people to declare their own gender without having to be tested for it. There are caveats around that, but usually controversial. Many people think it infringes the rights of women on the other side and on the other side people think it is vital for the Human Rights of transgender people. And then wrap around care, something Nicola Sturgeon might be emphasising this afternoon, there will be care for children before and after school to help parents go back to the workplace as a result of working at home during the pandemic. So its going to be a busy political calendar and will get a sense of it this afternoon from about 2 20pm. The headlines on Bbc News the long awaited plan to pay for the growing cost of Social Care in england will be set out by the prime Minister Today. Scotlands First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will set out her Governments Programme for the next year at holyrood this afternoon. The taliban say theyre now in control of the Panjshir Valley the last province to fall to them. The resistance says it will fight on. The us secretary of state, antony blinken, says hes been assured by the taliban that theyll allow people to leave afghanistan, as long as they have proper Travel Documents. Mr blinken is in doha for talks with qatars leaders. There are thought to be about 100 american citizens still in afghanistan many of them dual nationals. Mr blinken said the us was continuing to work with allies and with the taliban to enable people to leave the country safely on chartered flights. We have also engaged with the taliban on this topic, including in recent hours. They have said that they will let people with Travel Documents freely depart. We will hold them to that, so will dozens of other countries. The international community is watching to see if the taliban will live up to their commitments. Taliban fighters have fired guns into the air to try to disperse a protest in the afghan capital, kabul. The demonstrators, many of them women, accuse pakistan of helping the militant group Take Control of Panjshir Valley, the last part of afghanistan that was still holding out against them. Resistance forces say theyve regained some ground there. 0ur South Asia correspondent Yogita Limaye is monitoring the situation from mumbai. Tell us more about these claims regarding pakistan and the suggestion they are helping the taliban Get Control of the Panjshir Valley and whats the latest on who is in control of that part of the country . Is in control of that part of the count . ~. ,. ,. , country . What we know is that fi. Htin country . What we know is that fighting continues country . What we know is that fighting continues in country . What we know is that fighting continues in panjshir, | country . What we know is that L Fighting continues in panjshir, in the Panjshir Province. Yesterday the taliban raised their flag the Panjshir Province. Yesterday the taliban raised theirflag in the provincial headquarters but the Resistance Front says that even if they are on the main road, there are many smaller valleys in Panjshir Province where their forces are still located in stilL Fighting back. Networks have been cut there for a week so its hard to verify any further information. One of the leaders of the Resistance Yesterday called for a national uprising against the taliban and in response to that call, we have seen protests on the streets of kabul today. Bbc colleagues on the ground said they saw about 1000 people and the Chance Wear that they dont want a government that is a puppet of pakistan. Many in afghanistan believe and certainly there have been allegations from the Resistance Front that pakistan has been helping the taliban Take Control of Panjshir Province. We asked a pakistani military spokesman about this who rejected those claims and said pakistan has nothing to do with whats happening in panjshir or anywhere else in afghanistan. The Countrys Head of Spy Agency has beenin Countrys Head of Spy Agency has been in afghanistan and that is to raise many eyebrows and caused many afghans to believe that pakistan is playing a role in either the formation of a government in afghanistan or what is happening in panjshir and its that perception which was reflected in the ground at those Protests Today which the taliban have been trying to disperse by using gunfire. Lets get some of the days other news. South korean media says the Countrys Military has carried out a successful Test Firing of a submarine launched ballistic missile, making it only the eighth country in the world to possess such a weapon. Reports say the missile will be equipped with conventional warheads with a range of 500km. The Usjustice Department says it is prepared to use federal legislation to curtail the impact of the highly restrictive new Abortion Law introduced by the state of texas. The attorney general� s announcement follows a statement from President Biden that he was launching a whole of Government Effort to protect constitutional abortion rights. The president of brazil has signed a decree aimed at restricting the powers of Social Media companies. Jair bolsonaro said that the new legislation would protect freedom of speech. Twitter and facebook have deleted many posts on the pandemic shared by Mr Bolsonaro and his supporters deemed to be false and misleading. The leader of a group that staged a Military Coup in guinea has said a new government will be formed within weeks. On sunday, soldiers from an elite unit took over the Countrys Capital and detained its long time president , alpha conde. A Grace Period to avoid checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of great britain will stay in place for the time being. The checks were due to be toughened up next month as part of the Brexit Deal agreed with the eu. Today El Salvador becomes the first country in the world to formally adopt bitcoin as legal tender. The us dollar remains in use in this Central American country but salvadorians can pay for services or goods with bitcoin. But many in El Salvador have concerns about the move, as they say they are unfamiliar with the cryptocurrency and worried about its volatility. Sergi forcada reports. Hairdressers, supermarkets or Pizza Places in El Salvador are now accepting bitcoin as a form of payment. It has been adopted as legal tender in the country alongside the us dollar, and it has its own Bitcoin Law which says that all businesses should be able to take the cryptocurrency. More than 200 new Cash Machines have been installed across the country to exchange the cryptocurrency for dollars and withdraw cash. The government is offering 30 in free bitcoin to encourage citizens to use its national wallet, which is called chivo, a local word for something good or nice. But El Salvador� s president , nayib bukele, is having a tough time persuading people that Making Bitcoin legal tender is a good idea. General enthusiasm is low, with polls suggesting a majority of salvadorans disagree with the move. Critics of the plans argue that using bitcoin is risky, given the cryptocurrency� s volatility and because it could be used to launder money. Translation people dont want it. That coin is unstable. There is no price fixing. Translation our elderly people find it very difficult to use the technology needed for this virtual coin. Translation i dont like it. I like going to the shops and using banknotes. The government sees Bitcoin Adoption is a way to facilitate Money Transfers from Salvadorians Living abroad. More than 2 Million salvadorian workers in other countries send money to their families back home, and remittances make up around 20 of the countrys economy. Sergi forcada, Bbc News. The actor Michael K williams has been found dead at his home in New York. He was 5a. He was best known for playing Omar Little in the tv crime drama The Wire. Our north america correspondent, David Willis, has more. I need to remind you who i am . Omar, isnt it . It was the role of a charming vigilante that came to define Michael K williams career. Omar little, a gay man with a sharp wit and a sawn off shotgun, arguably the most memorable character in one of the best shows in television history. Hollywoods Red Carpet a long way from the Brooklyn Projects where he grew up. But a talent for dancing paved the way to Guest Appearances in several Hit Tv Series and, once The Wire had come to an end, to roles in films such as 12 years a Slave And Matthew broderick� s wonderful world, in which he plays a Man Falling into a diabetic coma. I didnt rush the audition process. I was a little intimidated by matthew broderick� s name, his reputation. I kind of prejudged what the situation would be like. Then when i finally read the script, i was, like, foaming at the mouth. Please, i need this project friends and fans alike have taken to Social Media to pay tribute. Among them lance reddick, who played lieutenant Cedric Daniels in The Wire. He called Michael K williams one of the kindest, gentlest, most genuine, giving and courageous souls ive ever met, whilst wendell pierce, who played detective bunk moreland, hailed him as an immensely talented man with an ability to give voice to the human condition. Edward norton, who worked with Michael K williams on the film motherless brooklyn called the experience one of the greatest privileges of his career. Nominated for five emmys, including one in the Award Show thats due to take place this month, Michael K williams never made a secret of his struggle with drugs. Reports suggest his death is being investigated as a possible heroin overdose. A Public Inquiry into controversial plans for the uks first deep Coal Mine for 30 years begins today. The site near whitehaven on the Cumbrian Coast was originally approved by the communities secretary robertjenrick. Supporters say the mine will create hundreds ofjobs, but critics argue opening the mine will harm the Governments Commitment to cut carbon emissions. How to save the planet while also keeping the lights on . Thats a question which is dividing opinion on the shetland isles. Islanders are split over whether a proposed oilfield off their coastline should be given approval. But some environmentalists are even more concerned about a new Wind Farm which is currently being built. Our correspondent, James Cook, reports. We are sitting on a wealth of Natural Resources, its about harnessing that. In 50 years time, 100 years time, we will be looking at the rusted remains of the once glittering Wind Farm and asking, what the hell were we thinking . Oil very drastically changed the community in so many ways. Oil has been a real. Positive for shetland. Here on the idyllic edge of the uk, trouble is brewing. Just over this horizon lies the Cambo Oilield 800 Million barrels, which Climate Campaigners say should stay in the ground. Should we stop drilling in these waters now . That is the question facing shetland and, in a way, it is the question facing all of us. Are we really ready to power the modern world without Oil And Gas . There is no point in stopping production of Oil And Gas where we can control it in the uk to see it being imported from outside the uk. I think it is not feasible to flip the switch overnight in terms of the Oil And Gas. We cant turn it off overnight and have the renewable energy there because, quite frankly, the renewable energy is not there. It is coming, though. This huge new Wind Farm called viking will send electricity from shetland to Mainland Scotland for the first time. Yes, we have massively benefited from Oil And Gas over the past decades, but we are sitting on a wealth of Natural Resource and we really should lead by example here and look for ways to transition to Cleaner Energy without creating new Oil Fields or drilling for new oil. But critics worry about the industrialisation of shetland. If you had to choose between Cambo Drilling for oil and this Wind Farm, as an environmentalist, what would you choose . As an environmentalist, i would still choose cambo. Viking energy is not a green answer. Cambo is removing oil, fossil fuel, from the ground but viking energy, in order to get their turbines up, they are using. They are displacing the peat, which is a fossil fuel. Viking energy say they are restoring far more peatland than they disturb. The Carbon Payback of this project, taking all those things into account, will be less than two years. We have a vast renewable Energy Resource in shetland, and the whole world is moving to Carbon Net zero shetland needs to play its part. Modern shetland was built on oil. The proceeds paid for this Swimming Pool and seven others, but now these beautiful islands are torn about when and how to give up their grimy golden goose. James cook, Bbc News, lerwick. The headlines on Bbc News the long awaited plan to pay for the growing cost of Social Care in england will be set out by the prime Minister Today. Theres Tory Unease at the expected breaking of borisjohnsons pre Election Pledge not to increase National Insurance Contributions. Ministers say nobody wants to break Manifesto Promises. The social Care System has been broken for many, many years, many decades. Many successive governments have thought about this, consulted but never delivered. This Prime Minister is determined to deliver. Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, will set out her Governments Programme for the next year at holyrood this afternoon. The taliban say theyre now in control of the Panjshir Valley the last province to fall to them. The resistance says it will fight on. The actor Michael K williams who starred in the american crime drama The Wire has been found dead in New York. A Record Number of people are waiting for Nhs Hospital Treatment in england because of cancellations during the pandemic. Yesterday, the government announced nearly £5. 5 Billion to help the Health Service tackle the backlog. But ministers say the situation will get worse before it gets better. Our correspondent Zoe Conway has been speaking to some of those affected by delayed treatment. Oh, lovely its one of the very last days of summer in sussex. The kind of Day Members of the Seaford Bowling Club would hate to miss out on. Its looking dangerous. Several people playing today have had their hips, knees and cataracts operated on privately to avoid nhs Waiting Lists, to avoid their conditions deteriorating, to stay in the game. Rosemary went private to get a cataract removed. She recently lost her husband. Facing a one year wait, she feared not being able to drive. It would have been quite devastating. Its difficult enough losing a partner, but when you then lose your independence, thats like a double sort of whammy. Do you resent having to go private . I feel, you know, when youve had all your working Life And Youve paid all your dues, if you like, your taxes and your national insurance, you sort of do expect that at some point in your life you can benefit from it. Bruce paid for his new hip because he didnt want to wait 18 months. I feel fortunate, because theres people in this club, two or three people, who are walking around with sticks and things, also in pain, also, you know, probably in as bad a state as maybe i was, but are not in a position to do that. Charity versus arthritis says the overwhelming majority of people they contacted experienced worsening pain as they waited for treatment. Chrissy waited a year for one knee to be done. The other is due to be operated on next month, though she fears it will be postponed. On the bad days ijust have to rest. I find it difficult climbing up and down stairs. I make myself do it because, with arthritis, the key is to keep moving, but it can be exhausting. But what about the argument that weve been in the middle of a pandemic, a crisis in the nhs, you are just going to have to be patient . Theres thousands of people who need these kind of operations, and have paid into the national Health Service, paid their dues all the way through their lives, and then Cant Kind of get what they paid for. Michael needs a triple heart bypass. In the last few weeks his operation has been cancelled four times. They had got you all prepared, havent they, got you in the gown and said you would be down in the theatre for half past nine, and then the lunchtime they came and told him that he wasnt, because it had been cancelled again. He is hoping his operation will now go ahead next week. Im not half the person i was, am i . No. Ive got no. Get up and go like i had before, no. Im on a downer. The government says an extra £1 billion is to be spent in england over the next six months, clearing the backlog of operations caused by covid. They say the money will go straight to the Front Line. Zoe conway, Bbc News. Police scotland has admitted that failures in its Call Handling System materially contributed to a young Womans Death following a Car Crash six years ago. Lamara bell and John Yuill died after the crash which occured off the m9 near stirling in july 2015. A member of the public had reported the accident, but Police Scotland took three days to send officers to the scene. By then, Mr Yuill was dead and his Girlfriend Ms Bell was seriously injured. She later died in hospital. I want to bring you a comment from the Department For Education in relation to a claim in one Newspaper Today that the Uk Government was considering a Firebreak Lockdown around the October Half term in the uk, but the department of foreign has been tweeting that it is not true that the government is planning a lockdown of firebreak around the October Half term but the Department For Education has been tweeting. Nadhim zahawi has been doing interviews earlier today and when asked about this he said no and said the government was focused on using Booster Vaccines were necessary to prevent any reversal of gains that have been made. The Department For Education tweeted it is not true the government is planning a lockdown of firebreak around the October Half term. One could say it does not entirely rule it out but the report this morning specifically talked about the October Half term, that is the tweet from the Department For Education. 1a officers from the palestinian Security Services are to be charged over the death in custody of a prominent activist. Nizar banat died shortly after being badly beaten during an arrest in hebron injune. His death prompted rare protests against the palestinian leadership. Our middle East Correspondent Yolande Knell reports. Nizar banat spent his final night on this mattress. His relatives keep it as a macabre memorial. Two months ago, the activist came to them for help after his own house was shot at. These are the last pictures of him alive, being dragged away by palestinian security forces. One hour later, he was dead. His cousin had slept beside him. He woke to see him being hit with a metal bar. Translation what | saw was an assassination operation. He was fast asleep. If the idea was to arrest him, they could have handcuffed him and taken him away without killing him. Nizar banat was known for his outspoken attacks on the palestinian elite. His death unleashed fury that had long been building over claims of Corruption And Lack of accountability. But the protests have been violently suppressed. International donors have given large sums to train the palestinian police and are demanding answers from leading politicians. Things went Out Of Control, a mistake was made, a man was killed and the situation became politicised and polarised heavily to the extent that led to the scenes that, again, should not have been seen or witnessed at all. Happy to be home, this man was arrested and jailed on his way to a protest. He is unconvinced by the palestinian authoritys promises of reform. I am not ashamed that i am a critic of the pa. They have failed politically, economically, we are sliding more and more ito a dictatorship. His trial is now under way, part of a cycle of protests. There are several activists inside accused of organising an illegal demonstration. You can see this Hearing Hasjust resulted in yet another protest, and the people here say they will continue raising their voices, demanding change. For years, palestinians have been locked in a conflict with israel. Now, many see themselves in another struggle with their own leaders. Yolande knell, Bbc News, in the west bank. The number of female gamers is growing rapidly but few are making it in esports, the competitive side of Video Games. Recent research found there are no female players in the top 300 earners and only a tiny fraction of the millions being won in competitions Around The World is going to women. Heres the bbc� s cyber reporterjoe tidy. Cloud9 white are dominating all other female professional teams in valorant, but they are fighting hard to break more records and beat the men too. It can be, like, a ten to 1a hourjob daily. I think right now our best bet is Beating Tier1 teams and showing that we can compete at that calibre, but given more time, i think we can 100 be competing at the Higher Echelon of play. The team are encouraging all competitive female gamers to challenge the Status Quo, namely that Women Cant make it out of the sharp end of gaming. Research from esportsearnings. Com shared exclusively with the bbc found that there are no female players in the top hundred all time earners, or the top 200. You have to go all the way down to 338 to Trans Player Scarlett to find a female player. The next female top Earner Isnt until 680. Its not like women arent playing. Research suggests that nearly half of all gamers are now female, with growth in many countries, particularly in asia. 23 year old Malaysian Betty is a semiprofessionaL Dota 2 player. Bleep. Im earning just a bit, but i have taken, like, a few projects from streaming partners. Its how i manage to survive, i guess. Dota 2 is gearing up for a record 40 Million tournament. Once again, there will be no female finalists this year. Of the 235 Million awarded so far in dota 2, only 0. 002 has been won by women. So why arent women winning . Betty thinks it could be because of the immature culture in gaming putting female players off. I love you most games, it goes two ways. So one is they will say, oh, my god, babe, i love you. This kind of weird stuff. Like theyve never seen a girl in their life. Sometimes it is like a toxic one, they will be like, oh, women, go back to the kitchen. Pretty general Trash Talk, so. Some think a solution is to split esports into male and female competitions entirely, but not everyone agrees. So you are saying that you wouldnt want there to be a division where Women Cant play against men . That would be horrible. I wouldnt Play The Game if that was the case, personally. Tell me why. Can you explain that . The point of me playing every day is to improve, ijust wouldnt be doing that, whats the point if you are, like, only playing against a very small section of valorant as a whole . C9 white says it is up to Gaming Organisations to start fully backing female players. If you just get that one team to succeed, its like similar to when the four Minute Mile got broken. When no one had done it before and then one person does it, and then following that its like dozens more people, just the next year, are suddenly able to do it. 2021 might not be the year for a major breakthrough, but many are hoping esports will soon see the potential in its huge untapped female talent pool. Joe tidy, Bbc News. Emma brown is the Co Founder of Dota Valkyries. Thank you for speaking to us at Bbc News. Almost half the game is in the world are female but there are no female players in the top 30a what is your take on that . Female players in the top 304 what is your take on that . Is your take on that . Originally when video is your take on that . Originally when Video Games is your take on that . Originally when Video Games were is your take on that . Originally i when Video Games were becoming popular they were marketed to boys, it was a boy is toy in a way so lots of girls missed out on playing throughout childhood and getting the extra time to practice. 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Another comment on the Lead Story of Social Care, we expect to hear more from prime Minister Borisjohnson later, one event says how whoever said local authorities are not equipped to commission Social Care, in response to a tweet i read out earlier, this usas local authorities employ qualified Social Workers. How do he say it needs to be clinical staff . What is desperately needed is more money. The viewer says, is a qualified Social Worker i spent my career exiting people to remain at home as long as possible, it is always funding that is missing, not the expertise. I and funding that is missing, not the expertise. Iand my funding that is missing, not the expertise. I and my staff did our best and i also put in long additional unpaid hours. We will have more on this story as we wait for uk prime Minister Borisjohnson to make the announcement in the House Of Commons. You are not alone. Thats the message from a family who lost both a daughter and a father to suicide, within eight months of Each Other. After struggling with their grief, the family wanted to help others who have lost Loved Ones to suicide, and now have set up a charity focused on giving advice and support. Jayne mccubbin has been to meet them. You have that feeling constantly in your stomach of, is it real . Has it really happened . Its like a visceral contraction of things. Somebody punches you in the stomach and you go, oof the devastation just. You think once in a lifetime, thats enough. But twice. Just. Its life changing. In november 2019, Angelas Daughter katrina took her own life. Eight months later, her husband damian, katrinas stepdad, also took his own. We lived in waddington, the perfect english village. Very happy. One day in november, life changed. She just was so magnetic. She was beautiful. And funny. And damien, the same. Now theyjust. Shone so brightly, they were mesmerising. Theyjust loved, loved people and people loved them. They made the decision to leave waddington and rebuild their lives on the north west coast. Their focus now is a new charity. This is a bag for strife. Obviously weve got some tissues because youre going to need a lot of those. To be handed out by police in cases of suicide. Its a small bag of kindness, along with practical information on what to do when you are faced with the very worst. Theres nothing in there that is extraordinary but we want people to feel they dont need to feel alone. How alone did you feel in that moment . Because thats your motivation here, isnt it . Yeah, i think alone and just a lack of direction. You just look at Each Other and you say, is that it . We didnt know who to go to or where to go. Theres no signposts. There arent, or theyre not the right ones. Its a Journey None of us wanted to start upon. But you need to start taking the first few steps and thats what this bag will help you do. Do you want to read it out . Do you want me to read the whole thing . We are so very sorry for your loss. At this time of inexplicable shock and sadness, you may have many questions. You may feel there is so much to do but no idea where to start. At least thats how we felt. So we hope that within this bag you receive some support and direction. You will get through this, even though at the moment you have no idea how. You are not alone. With kindest thoughts and wishes from all of us at bags for strife. For angela, their dogs have been a lifeline. For tash, its been running. I lived in leeds and my friends over there were completely the reason i was able to get through. They were the most supportive, lovely, generous. And running with people and having conversations whilst running, that was it for me, that really, really helped, yeah. Now youre going to be doing a lot more . Yes. Yes, we are. And slightly dreading it. Yes. Equal levels of nervous and terrified. Today, tash will start a 100 Mile Charity Run from her home in leeds to lake windermere. Money raised will go towards bags for strife. Lancashire police say they will distribute to those in need and the Family Hope this will roll out nationwide. This was the last Family Holiday together, just two months before everything changed for ever. That was the last time i saw kat, i think. There was this one night. We sat down for three hours and watched her dance. All of us were crying laughing. It was one of those where we are so grateful to have had that. So we are rebuilding. Well never get used to life without her. But we are learning to live with that. That report from jayne mccubbin. New figures show that the number of planned Job Cuts in the uk is at its lowest for seven years despite the imminent end of the governments Furlough Scheme later this month. Figures from the Insolvency Service show that british employers planned 12,687Job Cuts in august a fall of 11 per cent sincejuly. The data suggests that the predicted surge in unemployment this autumn may be smaller than expected. At the height of the pandemic, firms proposed more than 150,000 Job Cuts a month. A baby and several young children were among a large group of migrants brought ashore on monday after trying to cross the english channel. A steady stream of crossings is believed to have taken Place Yesterday, due to the calm waters and good weather conditions. The number of people crossing this year has now passed 12,000, surpassing last years total. The Home Office says the total number of Arrivals Yesterday are still to be confirmed. British teenager Emma Raducanu has reached the Us Open quarterfinals. She beat Shelby Rogers in straight sets, winning 6 2, 6 1. She recovered from a break in the Opening Game before going on to win 11 games in a row. She will now face olympic Champion Belinda Bencic for a place in the semi finals. A Blue Plaque has been installed at the former home of The Muppets creatorjim henson. Henson bought the home in hampstead in North London at the peak of the Muppets Success at The End of the 1970s. English heritage unveiled the plaque ahead of what would have been the puppeteer� s 85th birthday. Dragonflies are moving into new habitats across britain and ireland despite other insect populations declining. Scientists at the British Dragonfly Society say theyre taking advantage of rising temperatures, which could be an indicator of climate change. Youre watching Bbc News. Joanna will take you through until 1pm. Now its time for a look at the weather with sarah Keith Lucas we will be seeing the summer in september over the next couple of days. Lots of sunshine on offer, looking at a very warm day across the board today, long spells of sunshine. Things turning more unsettled later in the week but Here And Now we have southerly or south Easterly Winds from the continent importing warmer air but also clear air. We are likely to hit 30 degrees in some spots today, the first time that has happened sincejuly 23rd. Early Morning Mist and fog clears away quickly, across england and wales Blue Skies almost across the board, breezy for the South West of england and the Channel Islands but temperatures here between about 26 and 29 degrees. Scotland and Northern Ireland, a little bit more cloud, particularly around the East Coast of Northern Ireland. Late sunshine for many of us this evening and overnight. We will start to notice showers pushing into the South West of england, could be the odd rumble of thunder, but dry, clear and another warm and humid night for most. More hot sunshine for many parts of the uk tomorrow, heavy showers and thunderstorms drifting across South West england and wales later in the day. Temperatures once again 29 or 30 degrees ahead of that, so widely well above average for the time of year, lots of sunshine across scotland, warmer on wednesday than tuesday. On thursday we see this complex area of low pressure moving on, several Weather Fronts surrounding that, throwing heavy showers northwards across much of the uk. Thunderstorms possible, but it could remain dry for a good part of the day for east anglia, the South East and the far North East of scotland. Turning more unsettled and a Bit Cooler too, still holding on to temperatures in the mid 20s for the east, cooler in the west. Thursday night and into friday we keep the low pressure driving these fairly heavy showers. Thunderstorms possible on friday. Still some sunny spells, but finishing the Week Cooler than we started it. This is Bbc News. The headlines at 11. Proposals for a long awaited plan to pay for the growing cost of Social Care in england have been agreed by the cabinet. It comes amid Tory Unease at the expected breaking of mrjohnsons pre Election Pledge not to increase National Insurance Contributions. Ministers say nobody wants to break Manifesto Promises. The social Care System has been broken for many, many years, many decades. Many successive governments have talked about this, have consulted, but never really delivered. This Prime Minister is determined to deliver. The government is not planning a Lockdown Or Firebreak around the October Half term according to a tweet from the Department For Education. Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, will set out her Governments Programme for the next year at holyrood this afternoon. The actor Michael K williams who starred in the american crime drama The Wire has been found dead in New York. A social Media User who sent racist abuse to england Midfielder Bukayo Saka after the euro 2020 final has told the bbc he wants to apologise to the player. And coming up this hour teenage british Tennis Sensation Emma raducanu is through to the quarterfinals of the Us Open after defeating Shelby Rogers in straight sets. In the past few minutes, Borisjohnsons Cabinet has agreed to the Prime Ministers plans to reform adult Social Care in england. Mrjohnson says it will fix a broken system in which people face catastrophic costs. Hes expected to breach election promises and announce a rise in national insurance of about 1. 25 , despite loud criticism from conservative mps and peers, as well as from labour, who say the increase is unfair to working families. The government says one in seven people now pays more than £100,000 for their care, and said the system can lead to spiralling costs. A Downing Street spokesman says the cabinet has agreed mrjohnsons plans, which hell set out in a statement to the commons in just over an hour. Hell then join Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid for a Press Conference later this afternoon. Heres our political correspondent, iain watson. It has plagued previous governments. Plans for reforming Social Care in england have often come unstuck. But on the very day in 2019 he became Prime Minister, borisjohnson made this bold pledge. We will fix the crisis in Social Care once and for all with a clear plan we have prepared. Six months later, during the election campaign, he made another bold pledge. We can do all these things without raising Income Tax, vat or National Insurance Contributions. Thats our guarantee. Now it seems he cant keep both promises so hes on the brink of breaking the pledge not to increase national insurance rates. The labour leader, Keir Starmer, says this would be unfair as it would hit working people hard, including low earners and young people. Perhaps more worryingly for the Prime Minister, many of his own conservative mps seem to agree. I dont want to see national insurance raised for people of all ages. I think many youngsters have paid enough as a result of this pandemic. I think if we want people to be able to retain their homes, then those people should bear the bulk of the cost perhaps by buying their own Insurance Policy to insure themselves against the catastrophe of potentially losing all their money on care. Initially, the extra cash raised isnt expected to be earmarked for Social Care but to clear the backlog in the nhs in england, which has been pummelled by the pandemic, and to increase Hospital Capacity. So there are concerns that Social Care could still be left as a poor relation. We are really hoping that there will be something, not only for the Long Term sustainable future for Social Care but we do need something immediately now because most Care Providers are at Breaking Point at this moment in time. The problem of paying for care predates the pandemic. Borisjohnson says he wont duck tough decisions and he will end the catastrophic costs of care. So, ultimately, those costs will be capped. But even some of his own mps wonder if it will be able to completely prevent some people having to sell their own homes to pay for a care home. Iain watson, Bbc News. Lets speak to our political correspondent, peter saull, In Westminster. There have been rumours that the cabinet is not united on this but they have agreed it this morning. That is the official line from the Prime Ministers spokesperson, On Board with what the Prime Minister will reveal to the House Of Commons at lunchtime. Had been murmuring from ministers privately that they felt they had been kept in the dark and not many happy about the dark and not many happy about the idea that that will be paid for by that rising national insurance, average of the manifesto and the conservatives went into the general Election Fighting on that. Boris johnson said during that campaign that it was a Cast Iron Guarantee that it was a Cast Iron Guarantee that under his watch, no taxes would rise. That is one test he has got through this morning, the first in person Cabinet Meeting for many months, and then he will have to face up to quite a lot of concerns from his own backbenchers in the commons when he makes the trip from Downing Street to parliament later on. The social Care System has been unfair. You know, if you have assets of £23,350, you really begin to hurt if you, for example, suffer from dementia. One in seven people pay £100,000 or more for the Social Care, so in my view, it has to be grasped, that nettle has to be grasped, and this Prime Minister will not shirk that responsibility, and you will hear from him later today as to how we are going to deal with the broken social Care System over the Long Term. That was the vaccines minister, not really going into much of the detail. But stressing how determined that the Prime Minister is to see this through. One of the first things he said when he was Prime Ministerjust over a couple of years ago, he wanted to solve the Social Care crisis, something successive governments have grappled with and it is a highly complicated issue and a contentious one too, given how this particular Government Plan to pay for it. This particular Government Plan to a for it. � ,. , this particular Government Plan to a for it. �. , this particular Government Plan to a forit. ~ pay for it. Also asked about the Rosect Pay for it. Also asked about the prospect of pay for it. Also asked about the prospect of an pay for it. Also asked about the prospect of an October Pay for it. Also asked about the L Prospect of an october lockdown, rumours of one, but the Department For Education has tweeted to say it is not being considered, is it an absolute no . Is not being considered, is it an absolute no . The tweet says, it is not true the absolute no . The tweet says, it is not true the government absolute no . The tweet says, it is not true the government is absolute no . The tweet says, it is l not true the government is planning a Lockdown Firebreak around the October Half term, but we have seen strong denials throughout the pandemic. Neversay strong denials throughout the pandemic. Never say never. There is concern within the civil service that with the schools going back, universities going back to too and immunity starting to wane from people who have been double vaccinated, that there is a concern about a spike in the number of cases and its impact on the nhs in the coming weeks and months. Ministers are absolutely adamant they will not go backwards and we will not end up Backin Go Backwards and we will not end up back in a lockdown. We will have to wait and see on that. Interesting that there is a Big Uplift in funding to the nhs, which has been hammered during the pandemic, a backlog of Elective Surgery and that kind of thing. The bulk of the line is raised by the national Insurance Tax Rise will go to the nhs rather than Social Care. Tax rise will go to the nhs rather than Social Care. Thank you, peter. Joining me now is danny mortimer, deputy chief executive of the nhs confederation. Welcome and thank you forjoining us. First of all, the bulk of the money will be going to the nhs, around £6 billion a year three years, will let be enough to clear the backlog . Brute years, will let be enough to clear the backlog . Years, will let be enough to clear the backlog . Years, will let be enough to clear the backlou . ~. , the backlog . We will need to see the detail of what the backlog . We will need to see the detail of what the the backlog . We will need to see the detail of what the prime the backlog . We will need to see the detail of what the prime Minister Detail of what the Prime Minister will announce, detail of what the Prime Minister willannounce, but detail of what the Prime Minister will announce, but it absolutely is the case that both the Health Service and our colleagues in Social Care based unprecedented pressures. Our analysis is that more will be required than the £6 billion and if thatis required than the £6 billion and if that is the case, we have said it before and will again, the Prime Minister must be honest about what the Health Service can do over that time and also about what the social Care System can do and over what period of time. Nonetheless, the step which has defeated successive governments and successive political parties are addressing the generational decline in Social Care, a lack of a plan in the Long Term and long Term Investment is what the Health Service very much welcomes. There is the 1. 25 on national insurance, as we understand it, will that be enough to sustain both the nhs to the level it needs funding and Social Care . Because in three years time, that money is supposed to go from the nhs to building a sustainable social Care System. Will it be possible with this kind of money . We it be possible with this kind of mone . ~. ,. ,. , money . 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But there is also a pressing need, and this is very much in the interests of the health of the population, for long Term Investment and reform of Social Care, a service geared less around Crisis Response and more about investing in the quality of peoples lives, particularly peoples lives, particularly peoples lives, particularly peoples lives in their own homes. And that is the opportunity and the real necessity for the Government And Health and Social Care leaders working together, to try and really improve the quality of peoples lives. It is also important to add that much of the Discussion Today will understandably be about the cost peoples homes, the cost and the impact of their homes as they get older. There are vital Social Care services also provided to working age adults will differ built with disabilities. One of the announcements we must see today is how the investment we would into those services Long Term as well because they are part of the social Care Provision in this country and are really important part of it. Hagar are really important part of it. How should the money are really important part of it. How should the money be prioritised . One of the issues that is often raised is that Social Care is a poor relation to the nhs and Social Care workers get a lot less, there is a shortfall of staff in the social Care Sector and it is very hard to attract and keep them when they can go to the nhs will get paid more there. If that aspect is put right, then a lot of investment could get gobbled up in salaries and not be available for expanding services. It is absolutely the case that the nhs has benefited from this Government And Mrs Mays Government over the last few years, that has been the case and that has been done in a long Term Weight which has helped with planning, and clearly now, massive disruption because of the pandemic and the government must step in again. Our colleagues in Social Care need that same Consistency And Clarity to be able to plan for the Long Term and they need to be able to plan how they can invest in the people as well. I believe that part of what my colleagues in Social Care want to do is address some of the terms and conditions they are able to offer staff, but also invest in education, developing their people, new services that are much more about preventing a need for residential or institutional care as well as preventing people needing to use Health Services as much. If we look at international experiences in places like new zealand, there are places like new zealand, there are places that have been able to do that, and part of that is investing in people. These services are made of people and 3 Million people work across the sectors and there is an urgency for my Social Care colleagues in investing in people, but other things as well. Still colleagues in investing in people, but other things as well. But other things as well. Still a very complicated but other things as well. Still a very complicated system but other things as well. Still a very complicated system compared but other things as well. Still a very complicated system compared to the nhs, which is really simple, free at point of delivery. There will be the means testing still in Social Care and complex different needs. Can you sum up how it can be simplified . It is inevitably complex but what would be a simple description of what the ideal social Care System would look like . The best wa i Care System would look like . The best way i can Care System would look like . Iie best way i can describe Care System would look like . Iie best way i can describe it Care System would look like . Iie best way i can describe it is Care System would look like . Iie best way i can describe it is about removing the fear for people in terms of their care, particularly as they get older. And at the moment, we have an enormous amount of Fear And Concern about the impact on people and their livelihoods. We need a system that is clear and removes that fear. We also need a system which is, yes, about what gets paid by the government and us by us as individuals, but we also need that money to be spent well and wisely in terms of improving the services we offer. The services offered to older citizens but also our friends with disabilities. It is about funding and also about what changes and improvements can be made to services as a result of this investment. To services as a result of this investment. ,. ,. , , investment. The Focus Today has been ever to investment. The Focus Today has been everto honour investment. The Focus Today has been ever to honour funding, investment. The Focus Today has been ever to honour funding, but investment. The Focus Today has been ever to honour funding, but from ever to honourfunding, but from what you understand what is coming, do you think that be delivered . Irate do you think that be delivered . We need do you think that be delivered . Need to understand more about what will be delivered over that period of time, but we see within local Authorities Ambition to improve the quality of the services offered and Thatis Quality of the services offered and that is something which we very much support and we want to work with Social Care colleagues with that. Thank you. Boris johnson Social Care colleagues with that. Thank you. Borisjohnson will make the announcement at 12 30pm and we will bring it to you live then. As weve been hearing, the Department For Education has denied reports in the I Newspaper that the government is planning for an october � firebreak� lockdown if cases rise this autumn. The newspaper said that an extended Half Term was being considered as well as new rules on masks in an effort to tackle rising hospital cases. Dr Deepti Gurdasani is a clinical epidemiologist at Queen Mary University of london. Welcome and thank you forjoining us. Do you think that an october Firebreak Lockdown would be a good idea . The Department For Education has said it is not being planned but that could change. I has said it is not being planned but that could change. Has said it is not being planned but that could change. I dont know what has been planned that could change. I dont know what has been planned but that could change. I dont know what has been planned but i that could change. I dont know what has been planned but i can that could change. I dont know what has been planned but i can say that could change. I dont know what has been planned but i can say that i has been planned but i can say that the pack much talking about this now is a huge failure of government policy. What i can say is that the fact we are talking about this. The best way to control the pandemic is to have a long Term Plan of mitigations to prevent lockdowns and right now it is not surprising in anyway where we are, it is exactly what sage predicted would happen. We are having thousands of hospitalisations today, 800 deaths a week, we have 40,000 cases a day and rising as schools reopen and the scientific advisory group one event they would be arising Pandemic Numbers delete mac there would be a rise in numbers after school is open. 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Cases started to rise and we urged the government to put in ventilation and masks, keep bubbles in School And Contact tracing and the government moved ahead with it again in august. We are where we are because of all of the Action Mcgovern has taken and this is picked highly that this government has taken. And this is the absolute consequence of their actions. If they want to pre empt a lockdown, they should do that and take urgent action to put mitigations in schools, masks being mandatory. Israeland mitigations in schools, masks being mandatory. Israel and iceland have high infections and hospitalisations and deaths despite high rates of vaccination. Of course they are lower than they would be without vaccination but it means we need multiple mitigations where vaccines are just one part. Multiple mitigations where vaccines arejust one part. Pare multiple mitigations where vaccines arejust one part are just one part. Are you saying that as far are just one part. 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Unless we understand all of this, we need public health measures apart from vaccination of adults and also roll out vaccinations to adolescence, because unless we do that, we cannot bring this pandemic under control and bring our children back into schools in a safe way. And bring our children back into schools in a safe way. They have said no to schools in a safe way. They have said no to vaccinating schools in a safe way. They have said no to vaccinating 12 schools in a safe way. They have said no to vaccinating 12 to said no to vaccinating 12 to 16 year olds, the jcvi, said no to vaccinating 12 to 16 year olds, thejcvi, and they are now looking at it, and when you look at vaccination statistics, 79. 9 of the population over 16 have received a second dose and clearly that is really high number, but not enough to achieve head immunity. Is the only way to do that vaccinating the 12 squares and would that do the trick in terms of eliminating the other measures . The over 12s. 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Our Scotland Correspondent, James Shaw, told us whats likely to be discussed this afternoon. There are a couple of things that are really important, one is covid recovery. As far as Nicola Sturgeon is concerned, the pandemic is very much happening at the moment, cases are increasing in scotland as schools have gone back and universities are going back as we speak. There are issues about the loss of thurlow and the loss of the drop of universal credit and all Thoseissues Drop of universal credit and all those issues the Scottish Government will be concerned about. And climate change, the snp now have a Power Sharing Arrangement with the scottish Green Party and that will certainly affect the agenda that she will talk about today, in particular because we have cop26, this hugely important Climate Summit coming up in Glasgow Injust important Climate Summit coming up in glasgow in just two months time. And then of course, independence, the question of whether or not there will be an Independence Referendum. Nicola sturgeon and the snp Want One by The End of 2023. Borisjohnson has made it very clear he is not going to give scotland an Independence Referendum in the near future. A couple of other things that will be important in this parliamentary session. The first is the general recognition act, which the general recognition act, which the Scottish Government want to put through, allowing transgender people to declare their own gender without having to be tested for it. There are caveats around that, hugely controversial and many think it infringes the rights of women. On the other side, people say this legislation is vital for the the other side, people say this legislation is vitalfor the Human Rights transgender people. Finally, wraparound care, something Nicola Sturgeon baby emphasising in a statement this afternoon, the idea that there will be careful children before and after school to help parents go back to the workplace as a result of working at home during the pandemic. So it is going to be a busy political calendar and we will get a sense of it this afternoon at about 2 20pm. The us secretary of state, antony blinken, says hes been assured by the taliban that theyll allow people to leave afghanistan, as long as they have proper Travel Documents. Mr blinken is in doha for talks with qatars leaders. There are thought to be about 100 american citizens still in afghanistan, many of them dual nationals. Mr blinken said the us was continuing to work with allies and with the taliban to enable people to leave the country safely on chartered flights. Weve also been engaging with the taliban on this topic, including in recent hours. They have said that they will let people Travel Documents freely depart. We will hold them to that. So will dozens of other countries. The international community is watching to see if the taliban will live up to their commitments. Meanwhile, the taliban have fired shots to disperse the crowd at a large protest in the afghan capital, kabul. Video footage from the scene shows people running to safety, while heavy gunfire can be heard in the background. Our correspondent Yogita Limaye has the latest on those protests and who controls the disputed Panjshir Valley. Well, what we know is that fighting continues in panjshir, in the Panjshir Province. Yesterday the taliban raised theirflag in the provincial headquarters, but what the Resistance Front says is that even if they are on the main road, there are many smaller rallies valleys in panjshir where there forces are still located and stilL Fighting back. Internet and Phone Networks have been cut there for weeks, so it is hard to verify any further information. Yesterday one of the leaders of the resistance had called for a national uprising against the taliban and in response to that call, we have seen protests on the streets of kabul today. Bbc colleagues who were on the ground said they saw about 1000 people, the chants where that they dont want a government that is a puppet of pakistan. Many in afghanistan believe, and certainly there have been allegations from the Resistance Front, that pakistan has been helping the taliban Take Control of the Panjshir Province. We asked a pakistani military spokesman about this who rejected those claims and said pakistan has nothing to do what is happening in panjshir or in afghanistan. The countrys spy chief, the head of the Spy Agency, has been in afghanistan, and that has also raised many eyebrows and caused many afghans to believe that pakistan is playing a role in either the formation of a government in afghanistan or what is happening in panjshir. And it is that perception, that belief, that we are seeing reflected on the ground at those Protests Today, which the taliban has been trying to disperse by using gunfire. Now its time for a look at the weather with sarah. Hello, there. Our spell of warm, summer like weather continues through the first week of september. Yesterday we had temperatures in the high 20s, today we could see 30 degrees in one or two spots. So very warm almost across the board, with lots of sunshine around too. We will keep a little bit more cloud for some central and northern parts of scotland at times, perhaps a little bit of fogginess lingering around the East Coast of Northern Ireland too, but elsewhere lots of blue sky, temperatures generally between 22 to 29 degrees, could be 30 degrees in one or two spots. A little bit breezy for the South West of england, the Channel Islands too, particularly later on, and overnight well start to see some showers working into the South West of england, some moving into the Western Isles as well. But elsewhere it is clear and dry, but still warm overnight with temperatures generally sitting in the mid teens. Tomorrow, more of the same, more hot sunshine for many of us but showers and thunderstorms move into the South West of england and wales too, so turning cooler here. Still 30 degrees or so for central and eastern parts, things turning cooler and more unsettled widely by thursday. Hello, this is Bbc News with joanna gosling. The headlines proposals for a long awaited plan to pay for the growing cost of Social Care in england have been agreed by the cabinet. The government is not planning a lockdown or � firebreak� around the October Half term, according to a tweet from the Department For Education. Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, will set out her Governments Programme for the next year at holyrood this afternoon. The actor Michael K williams who starred in the american crime drama The Wire has been found dead in New York. A social Media User who sent racist abuse to england Midfielder Bukayo Saka after the euro 2020 final has told the bbc he wants to apologise to the player. Sport now and, for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, heres katherine downes. Good morning. Emma raducanus remarkable run at the Us Open continues. Shes through to her first major quarter final. The 18 year old beat the home favourite Shelby Rogers with ease, winning in straight sets in New York as Michael Redford reports. The arthur ashe stadium, an arena full of atmosphere and anticipation. If youre lucky enough to have a ticket, youre guaranteed to see a star. Even Emma Raducanu needed a minute to take it all in. Its a different story for Shelby Rogers. Ten years older than her opponent, shes been here before and her experience quickly shone through. But while the brit is just 18, she is playing tennis beyond her years. From 2 0 down to 6 2, the first set done injust 38 minutes. As the last us woman in the tournament, rogers was expected to be roared on by the crowd. Instead they sat silent, shocked and surprised, simply in awe. Less than half an hour had gone in the second set when raducanu sealed the win. It means a lot to have gone out there and to have performed. From the beginning i received so much support. Theyve made me feel extremely welcome here. Im really grateful. To play shelby, who is american, and receive that much support and hear my name being chanted, i couldnt believe it. It meant so much. Im really, really happy and super grateful to everybody out there. Raducanu had to come through the qualifiers to get this far. Seven matches played, not a single set of dropped. Tickets to see the next big Tennis Star in action are going to be harder and harder to come by. Michael redford, Bbc News. George russell will partner seven time World Champion Lewis hamilton at mercedes next season, forming an all british Driver Line up. The 23 year old replaces valtteri bottas, who hasjoined alfa romeo. Russell has spent three years at williams and has impressed this season, including a second Place Finish at the belgian grand prix. Russell said he was absolutely buzzing, but was aware of the scale of the challenge. Hamilton said on Social Media that russell had rightly earned his spot. Europe have retained golf� s solheim cup after a thrilling final day of singles in ohio. Leading 9 7 at the start of the day, europe got the five points they needed to secure the trophy. Rookie Matilda Castren with the winning moment, beating lizette salas on the final hole. Honestly, like, it was our team effort. I know i made a good putt on 18, but everybody played so well, we are such a good Team And Everybody works well together, our Team Chemistry and Team Atmosphere is amazing. I didnt really know what to expect coming on as a rookie but it has been so much fun and an amazing week. It was a brilliant games for paralympics gb in tokyo. 124 medals, including 41 golds, to finish second in the medal table. Three of those golds were won by dame sarah storey, but theres no stopping britains most successful paralympian, who has already set her sights on paris. Well, next year there will, hopefully, be a more normal Race Calendar. Ive been abroad twice since the pandemic to race, so i would love to be able to raise more normally. The Uk Racing scene has been a little bit on and off as well, so hopefully we will get through this winter and into the Spring And Summer months and we will have a Race Calendar that looks a little bit more like it did in 2019. Then then we will kick on and hopefully, via the Birmingham Commonwealth games if there was a race for me there, the glasgow 2023 event, we will make our way to paris. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in the next hour. A baby and several young children were among a large group of migrants brought ashore on monday after trying to cross the english channel. A steady stream of crossings is believed to have taken Place Yesterday due to the calm waters and good weather conditions. The number of people crossing this year has now passed 12,000, surpassing last years total. The Home Office says the total number of Arrivals Yesterday is still to be confirmed, but it is estimated to be around 740. Jon donnison is in doverfor us. Tell us more about what has been happening. Tell us more about what has been ha eninu. , tell us more about what has been happening tell us more about what has been haueninu. ,. , happening. Today could also be quite a bus da. Happening. Today could also be quite a busy day we happening. Today could also be quite a busy day. We have happening. Today could also be quite a busy day. We have already happening. Today could also be quite a busy day. We have already seen a busy day. We have already seen several Uk Border force boats off loading migrants who have been picked up this morning, putting them into the Processing Centre behind me. The big factor here has been the weather. August was pretty unsettled and that has led to a backlog of people prepared to make that crossing. The last few days of good weather have seen a real surge. Yesterday was close to being one of the busiest days of the year, 740 or so. The record was some 830. That brings the total number to 12,504 the government, they have pledged to stop these crossings but it is proving to be pretty difficult. So what has the Home Office 5aid proving to be pretty difficult. So what has the Home Office said in response to these letters crossings . Well, they have said that they accept that the number is too high, but they have said that they have managed to stop a further 10,000 people from making the journey and a lot of that work has been done largely by the french authorities patrolling the beaches on the french coast. You will remember that back in july the coast. You will remember that back injuly the home secretary, priti patel, agreed to give the french an extra £54 million to step up those patrols and try to crack down on the people smuggling gangs operating from within france. We understand that she told Mps Yesterday that she was pretty frustrated and she was prepared to withhold some of that money if she did not think that the french were delivering. The facts of the matter at the moment is, for whatever reason, this is not the preferred route for people smugglers to get people into the uk. I think bringing people through the Channel Toner and containers or whatnot, Thatis Toner and containers or whatnot, that is now deemed too risky as security has been stepped up. They have tried to crack down on that due to some of the high profile incidents where people have died coming over and containers. Winters will be coming soon, it will be autumn in a few weeks, then the numbers will die because of the weather. At the moment, this is not a problem that is going away. At the moment, this is not a problem that is going away. A social Media User who sent racist abuse to england Midfielder Bukayo Saka after the euro 2020 final has told the bbc he wants to apologise to the player. 20 year old faisal, not his real name, says he wasnt banned from Social Media for long enough after sending Monkey Emojis on instagram following Sakas Penalty miss. Speaking to radio 4s File on four programme, he says he was banned from the Platform Forjust 24 hours after being reported, but believes people who send racist posts should have their accounts suspended forever. Our reporter Athar Ahmad joins me now. Tell us more about what he said. This goes back to that euro 2020 final injuly. We all remember the heartbreaking Penalty Shoot out loss. There was racist abuse received by Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho and marcus rashford. Vile messages were sent across various Social Media platforms. Third trouble we find is a man in his early 20s from saudi arabia. He had sent Bukayo Saka Monkey Emoji is. We find that the profile of the troll was just one of 79 accounts still online six weeks after the final of the euros. As many accounts are still up on the platform, i reached out to a number of them, including this individualfrom saudi arabia. He told me he had been caught up in the moment, and that after the mess by saka he sent him a number of Monkey Emoji is. He says he regrets his actions. It was a big mistake. I was angry and i didnt know when he saw the monkeys what he would feel. You didnt think about how he would feel when you he saw that emoji . No. Do you understand that what you did was racist, sending an england player, a black england player, a Monkey Emoji . Ye5. I really want to apologise to saka. It was a mistake and i will not do it again for him or any black player. You want to apologise to saka for sending him a Monkey Emoji . Ye5, personally for him. What motivated you to send the emoji . I saw other people were typing the same emoji and i go with them, yeah, monkeys, monkeys. You saw other people sending a Monkey Emoji, you were angry, and you thought i will do the same thing. Ye5. Hearing this man saying he wanted to apologise to Bukayo Saka was astonishing enough, but what is that naturally surprised me. He said that he had been banned for instagram for just a day, and despite sending this racist abuse he felt that his account should have been banned permanently. It was suspended for 24 hours because of all the reports about the comments. And what happened after that . They gave me an agreement about dont do it again and they said, ok. Do you think you should have been suspended for longer . Yeah. For sure, yeah. I was really racist. How long do you think you should have been banned for . I think forever. So let me get this right. You sent Bukayo Saka, a black england football player, a Monkey Emoji on instagram after england lost the Penalty Shoot out. Yes. Instagram banned you for 24 hours. Yes. And then reinstated your accounts. Yes. And despite all of that, you think instagram should have banned you for life. Yeah. Forever. It was astonishing for me to hear that. Instagram says that users who violate the rules may not necessarily have their accounts suspended majorly or banned permanently. There are some accounts who are still online. We put our findings to instagram is and they say have reviewed the number of cards they have lined up to them and as a result of our investigation they have now taken down a number of accounts and comments from the platform for breaking the rules. They also told us they have ruled out a number of different safety features which helps prevent people seeing abuse coming into their comments or direct messages. They also say that a number of different accounts are being taken down as we speak, but i have seen a number which is still online even today. Thank you very much. A Record Number of people are currently waiting for Nhs Hospital Treatment in england because of cancellations during the pandemic. Yesterday, the government announced £5. 4 billion to help the Health Service manage ongoing pressures and to tackle the backlog, but ministers say the situation will get worse before it gets better. Our correspondent Zoe Conway has been speaking to some of those affected by delayed treatment. Oh, lovely its one of the very last days of summer in sussex. The kind of Day Members of the Seaford Bowling Club would hate to miss out on. Its looking dangerous. Several people playing today have had their hips, knees and cataracts operated on privately to avoid nhs Waiting Lists, to avoid their conditions deteriorating, to stay in the game. Rosemary went private to get a cataract removed. She recently lost her husband. Facing a one year wait, she feared not being able to drive. It would have been quite devastating. Its difficult enough losing a partner, but when you then lose your independence, thats like a double sort of whammy. Do you resent having to go private . I feel, you know, when youve had all your working Life And Youve paid all your dues, if you like, your taxes and your national insurance, you sort of do expect that at some point in your life you can benefit from it. Bruce paid for his new hip because he didnt want to wait 18 months. I feel fortunate, because theres people in this club, two or three people, who are walking around with sticks and things, also in pain, also, you know, probably in as bad a state as maybe i was, but are not in a position to do that. Charity versus arthritis says the overwhelming majority of people they contacted experienced worsening pain as they waited for treatment. Chrissy waited a year for one knee to be done. The other is due to be operated on next month, though she fears it will be postponed. On the bad days ijust have to rest. I find it difficult climbing up and down stairs. I make myself do it because, with arthritis, the key is to keep moving, but it can be exhausting. But what about the argument that weve been in the middle of a pandemic, a crisis in the nhs, you are just going to have to be patient . Theres thousands of people who need these kind of operations, and have paid into the national Health Service, paid their dues all the way through their lives, and then Cant Kind of get what they paid for. Michael needs a triple heart bypass. In the last few weeks his operation has been cancelled four times. They had got you all prepared, havent they, got you in the gown and said you would be down in the theatre for 9. 30, and then the lunchtime they came and told him that he wasnt, because it had been cancelled again. He is hoping his operation will now go ahead next week. Im not half the person i was, am i . No. Ive got no. Get up and go like i had before, no. Im on a downer. The government says an extra £1 billion is to be spent in england over the next six months, clearing the backlog of operations caused by covid. They say the money will go straight to the Front Line. Zoe conway, Bbc News. The headlines on Bbc News proposals for a long awaited plan to pay for the growing cost of Social Care in england have been agreed by the cabinet. The government is not planning a lockdown or � firebreak� around the October Half term, according to a tweet from the Department For Education. Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, will set out her Governments Programme for the next year at holyrood this afternoon. The number of female gamers is growing rapidly, with nearly half the worlds gamers now women and girls, but whilst there are plenty of successful female gaming influencers and personalities, few are making it in esports the competitive side of Video Games. Heres the bbc� s cyber reporterjoe tidy. Cloud9 white are dominating all other female professional teams in valorant, but they are fighting hard to break more records and beat the men too. It can be, like, a ten to 14 hourjob daily. I think right now our best bet is Beating Tier1 teams and showing that we can compete at that calibre, but given more time, i think we can 100 be competing at the Higher Echelon of play. The team are encouraging all competitive female gamers to challenge the Status Quo, namely that Women Cant make it out of the sharp end of gaming. Research from esportsearnings. Com shared exclusively with the bbc found that there are no female players in the top hundred all time earners, or the top 200. You have to go all the way down to 338 to Trans Player Scarlett to find a female player. The next female top Earner Isnt until 680. Its not like women arent playing. Research suggests that nearly half of all gamers are now female, with growth in many countries, particularly in asia. 23 year old Malaysian Betty is a semiprofessionaL Dota two player. Bleep. Im earning just a bit, but i have taken, like, a few projects from streaming partners. Its how i managed to survive, i guess. Dota two is gearing up for a record 40 Million tournament. Once again, there will be no female finalists this year. Of the 235 Million awarded so far in dota two, only 0. 002 has been won by women. So why arent women winning . Betty thinks it could be because of the immature culture in gaming putting female players off. Most games, it goes two ways. So one is they will say, oh, my god, babe, i love you. This kind of weird stuff. Like theyve never seen a girl in their life. Sometimes it is like a toxic one, they will be like, oh, women, go back to the kitchen. Pretty general Trash Talk, so. Some think a solution is to split esports into male and female competitions entirely, but not everyone agrees. So you are saying that you wouldnt want there to be a division where Women Cant play against men . That would be horrible. I wouldnt Play The Game if that was the case, personally. Tell me why. Can you explain that . The point of me playing every day is to improve, ijust wouldnt be doing that, whats the point if you are, like, only playing against a very small section of valorant as a whole . C9 white says it is up to Gaming Organisations to start fully backing female players. If you just get that one team to succeed, its like similar to when the four Minute Mile got broken. When no one had done it before and then one person does it, and then following that its like dozens more people, just the next year, are suddenly able to do it. 2021 might not be the year for a major breakthrough, but many are hoping esports will soon see the potential in its huge untapped female talent pool. Joe tidy, Bbc News. We arejust we are just hearing that there is likely to be another Tax Increase to look after the increase in Social Care. Our political editor says it is understood the government may increase the amount of tax that is paid on income from share dividends to help cover the cost of today . Package on health and social Care Board. Currently tax on dividend payments is less in tax on regular income. Basic rate taxpayers pages 75 7. 5 . It is not income. Basic rate taxpayers pages 75 7. 5 . It is not clear at this point what the extra increase would be or how much progress, but it raises the prospect of more money than we have been talking about for the nhs and Social Care when these plans are announced by borisjohnson shortly. The 1. 25 increase on national insurance is expected to raise around £10 billion, and that was before the expectation that the national insurance payouts were also going to extend the income earned by people over the age of retirement. They are currently exempt from national insurance payments. There is already dad to bank on, now we understand that the amount of tax paid on income from share dividends may also be increased to help cover the cost of today . Package. We will have to look out for that when we hear the prime Minister Speak in the commons in the next 40 minutes. He has been tweeting. I will read out the tweets he has put out. He says the tweets he has put out. He says the Nhs Care for us when we needed it most during the worst pandemic in a century. Today, i will set my plan to ensure the nhs has the long Term Funding it needs so we can help our nhs as it helped us. The nhs heroically treated over half1 million covid patients and administered more than 91 Million vaccines, but the inevitable result of this extraordinary effort is that covid has caused mounting backlogs in the number of patients needing care is at a record high. So i will set out how we will support the nhs in the biggest Capture Programme in its history. I will also set out a plan for Social Care to ensure that older people get the best possible care without the Fear Or Anxiety of catastrophic Social Care costs. He says we will build back better from the pandemic and ensure that we have a health and Care System fit for the future. The nhs remains the pride of the united kingdom and we will continue to make sure it is the envy of the world. There has been described notjust from political opponents on the decision to raise national insurance to pay for it, it was also being reported that there wasnt a Cabinet Consensus on those plans, but this morning the cabinet has agreed those plans and we will be live in the House Of Commons in 40 minutes or so, be live in the House Of Commons in 40 minutes orso,12 30pm, be live in the House Of Commons in 40 minutes orso, 12 30pm, to hear borisjohnson when he makes that announcement. How to save the planet while also keeping the lights on . Thats a question which is dividing opinion on the shetland isles. Islanders are split over whether a proposed oilfield off their coastline should be given approval, but some environmentalists are even more concerned about a new Wind Farm which is currently being built. Our correspondent James Cook reports. We are sitting on a wealth of Natural Resource, its about harnessing that. In 50 years time, 100 years time, we will be looking at the rusted remains of the once glittering Wind Farm and asking, what the hell were we thinking . Oil very drastically changed the community in so many ways. Oil has been a real. Positive for shetland. Here on the idyllic edge of the uk, trouble is brewing. Just over this horizon lies the Cambo Oilield 800 Million barrels, which Climate Campaigners say should stay in the ground. Should we stop drilling in these waters now . That is the question facing shetland and, in a way, it is the question facing all of us. Are we really ready to power the modern world without Oil And Gas . There is no point in stopping production of Oil And Gas where we can control it in the uk to see it being imported from outside the uk. I think it is not feasible to flip the switch overnight in terms of the Oil And Gas. We cant turn it off overnight and have the renewable energy there because, quite frankly, the renewable energy is not there. It is coming, though. This huge new Wind Farm called viking will send electricity from shetland to Mainland Scotland for the first time. Yes, we have massively benefited from Oil And Gas over the past decades, but we are sitting on a wealth of Natural Resource and we really should lead by example here and look for ways to transition to Cleaner Energy without creating new Oil Fields or drilling for new oil. But critics worry about the industrialisation of shetland. If you had to choose between Cambo Drilling for oil and this Wind Farm, as an environmentalist, what would you choose . As an environmentalist, i would still choose cambo. Viking energy is not a green answer. Cambo is removing oil, fossil fuel, from the ground but viking energy, in order to get their turbines up, they are using. They are displacing the peat, which is a fossil fuel. Viking energy say they are restoring far more peatland than they disturb. The Carbon Payback of this project, taking all those things into account, will be less than two years. We have a vast renewable Energy Resource in shetland, and the whole world is moving to Carbon Net zero shetland needs to play its part. Modern shetland was built on oil. The proceeds paid for this Swimming Pool and seven others, but now these beautiful islands are torn about when and how to give up their grimy golden goose. James cook, Bbc News, lerwick. Lets take a look at what were expecting on Bbc News. At 12. 30 the Prime Minister will unveil his plan for Social Care in the House Of Commons. At 4pm borisjohnson will hold a Downing Street Press Conference alongside Chancellor Rishi Sunak and the health and social Care Secretary Sajid Javid. Stay with us on Bbc News. Now its time for a look at the weather with sarah. We will be seeing the summer in september over the next couple of days. Lots of sunshine on offer, looking at a very warm day across the board today, long spells of sunshine. Things turning more unsettled later in the week but Here And Now we have southerly or south Easterly Winds from the continent importing warmer air but also clear air. We are likely to hit 30 degrees in some spots today, the first time that has happened sincejuly 23rd. Early Morning Mist and fog clears away quickly, across england and wales Blue Skies almost across the board, breezy for the South West of england and the Channel Islands but temperatures here between about 26 and 29 degrees. Scotland and Northern Ireland, a little bit more cloud, particularly around the East Coast of Northern Ireland. Late sunshine for many of us this evening and overnight. We will start to notice showers pushing into the South West of england, could be the odd rumble of thunder, but dry, clear and another warm and humid night for most. More hot sunshine for many parts of the uk tomorrow, heavy showers and thunderstorms drifting across South West england and wales later in the day. Temperatures once again 29 or 30 degrees ahead of that, so widely well above average for the time of year, lots of sunshine across scotland, warmer on wednesday than tuesday. On thursday we see this complex area of low pressure moving on, several Weather Fronts surrounding that, throwing heavy showers northwards across much of the uk. Thunderstorms possible, but it could remain dry for a good part of the day for east anglia, the South East and the far North East of scotland. Turning more unsettled and a Bit Cooler too, still holding on to temperatures in the mid 20s for the east, cooler in the west. Thursday night and into friday, we keep the low pressure driving these fairly heavy showers. Thunderstorms possible on friday. Still some sunny spells, but finishing the Week Cooler than we started it. This is Bbc News. The headlines boris Johnsons Cabinet agree to long awaited proposals to pay for the growing cost of Social Care and the nhs in england. The Prime Ministers plans are to be paid for by a hike in national insurance and possible other Tax Rises, including the amount thats paid on income from share dividends. Mrjohnson tweeted that he plans to support the nhs in the biggest catch up programme in its history and end the Fear Or Anxiety of catastrophic Social Care costs. The social Care System has been broken for many, many years, many decades. Many successive governments have talked about this, have consulted, but never really delivered. This Prime Minister is determined to deliver. And well bring you Borisjohnsons Statement in the House Of Commons at 12 30. The government is not planning a Lockdown Or Firebreak around the October Half term according to a tweet from the Department For Education. Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, will set out her Governments Programme for the next year at holyrood this afternoon. The actor, Michael K williams who starred in the american crime drama The Wire has been found dead in New York. And coming up this hour teenage british Tennis Sensation Emma raducanu is through to the quarterfinals of the Us Open well be speaking to her former head teacher. Good afternoon. BorisJohnsons Cabinet has agreed to the Prime Ministers plans to reform adult Social Care in england. In the last few minutes, mrjohnson has tweeted that hes setting out to ensure that older people get the best possible care, without the Fear Or Anxiety of catastrophic Social Care costs and that the government will support the nhs in the biggest catch up programme in its history. Hes expected to breach election promises and announce a rise in national insurance of about 1. 25 , despite loud criticism from conservative mps and peers as well as from labour, who say the increase is unfair to working families. The government says one in seven people now pays more than £100,000 for their care, and said the system can lead to spiralling costs. Theres also speculation that other Tax Rises will be announced when the Prime Minister makes his statement in about half an hour. Its understood the government may also increase the amount of tax thats paid on income from share dividends to help cover the cost of todays package. Later helljoin Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid for a Press Conference later this afternoon. Heres our political correspondent, iain watson. It has plagued previous governments. Plans for reforming Social Care in england have often come unstuck. But on the very day in 2019 he became Prime Minister, borisjohnson made this bold pledge. We will fix the crisis in Social Care once and for all with a clear plan we have prepared. Six months later, during the election campaign, he made another bold pledge. We can do all these things without raising Income Tax, vat or National Insurance Contributions. Thats our guarantee. Now it seems he cant keep both promises so hes on the brink of breaking the pledge not to increase national insurance rates. The labour leader, Keir Starmer, says this would be unfair as it would hit working people hard, including low earners and young people. Perhaps more worryingly for the Prime Minister, many of his own conservative mps seem to agree. I dont want to see national insurance raised for people of all ages. I think many youngsters have paid enough as a result of this pandemic. I think if we want people to be able to retain their homes, then those people should bear the bulk of the cost perhaps by buying their own Insurance Policy to insure themselves against the catastrophe of potentially losing all their money on care. Initially, the extra cash raised isnt expected to be earmarked for Social Care but to clear the backlog in the nhs in england, which has been pummelled by the pandemic, and to increase Hospital Capacity. So there are concerns that Social Care could still be left as a poor relation. We are really hoping that there will be something, not only for the Long Term sustainable future for Social Care but we do need something immediately now because most Care Providers are at Breaking Point at this moment in time. The problem of paying for care predates the pandemic. Borisjohnson says he wont duck tough decisions and he will end the catastrophic costs of care. So, ultimately, those costs will be capped. But even some of his own mps wonder if it will be able to completely prevent some people having to sell their own homes to pay for a care home. Iain watson, Bbc News. Joining me now is martin green, chief executive of care england. That is the leading representative body for Social Care providers in england. Thank you forjoining us. We were hearing in that report, most providers of care are at Breaking Point. What you want to hear from the prime Minister Today . It is true to sa that the prime Minister Today . It is true to say that they the prime Minister Today . It is true to say that they are the prime Minister Today . It is true to say that they are breaking the prime Minister Today . It is true to say that they are Breaking Point| to say that they are Breaking Point but it is also true that we have waited 23 years for this announcement so it is really good the Prime Minister is going to make good on his promise. Obviously we do not know what hes going to say and there have been something that had come and it was said in a report that some of this may go to the nhs and that is really concerning. Social care has also been on the Front Line of this pandemic and we have had years and years of underfunding. So what i hope we will see today is a strategy which is long time and which not only looks at how we are going to fund Social Care sustainably into the future, but also looks at how we will stabilise the current system whilst we do that. fin stabilise the current system whilst we do that. , ,. , stabilise the current system whilst we do that. ,. ,. , we do that. On that issue of money first auoin we do that. On that issue of money first going to we do that. On that issue of money first going to the we do that. On that issue of money first going to the nhs, we do that. On that issue of money first going to the nhs, it we do that. On that issue of money first going to the nhs, it is first going to the nhs, it is anticipated that the money up front for the first three years will be for the first three years will be for the first three years will be for the nhs and then thereafter it will be full Social Care, and that will be full Social Care, and that will be full Social Care, and that will be legally ring fenced. That will be legally ring fenced. That will be legally ring fenced. That will be for Social Care. You will be legally ring fenced. That will be for Social Care. Will be for Social Care. You are sa in will be for Social Care. You are saying that will be for Social Care. You are saying that is will be for Social Care. You are saying that is not will be for Social Care. You are saying that is not the will be for Social Care. You are saying that is not the case . I will be for Social Care. You are l saying that is not the case . We need the money now and the nhs has had significant extra funding during this pandemic would also many years, the nhs has received extra funding that Social Care has not and that has also led to the crisis. We also now during the pandemic have seen that these are two of them entry systems and one cannot work without the other. What this announcement is billed as is the way we will look at Social Care and the Prime Minister talked about fixing it when he became Prime Minister, so what i do want to get is a Social Care announcement. There may well be elements of an Nhs Announcement and significant amounts of money went to the nhs yesterday, but we need a Long Term Social Care approach which will not only deliver the money we require but also some certainty about the future. I am also hoping prime Ministers Announcement will include more for the workforce and throughout the pandemic, the workforce has been outstanding and we must start training and rewarding those incredible people for the complex work they do. fin those incredible people for the complex work they do. On that, obviously when complex work they do. On that, obviously when you complex work they do. On that, obviously when you compare. Complex work they do. On that, l obviously when you compare what Social Care workers get a versus the nhs, Social Care workers get a lot less and that is cited as one of the issues for the recruitment difficulties in Social Care because people can easily go to the nhs and get paid more. Social Care Workers are also excluded from the shortage occupation list. What specifics do you want to see changed . We occupation list. What specifics do you want to see changed . We want to see a proper you want to see changed . We want to see a proper and you want to see changed . We want to see a proper and comprehensive see a proper and comprehensive skills framework, we need qualifications so people can move both within Social Care employers, but also to other employers. So maybe they will go into the nhs for a time and then back into Social Care. There certainly must be a greater focus on Training And Development in our sector and the amount of money going into the nhs for Training And Development are i watering compared to the small amounts that go into Social Care. If these two systems are inextricably linked and we have seen they are, we have also got to use the money that goes into the nhs much more effectively to be cross Sector Support rather than just nhs support. I want some announcement in the direction of Workforce Strategy and that the nhs and Social Care, together and we have seen the staff were together, just as citizens do. So you are talking about much greater streamlining, something that would be a very long Term Strategy in terms of introducing the training you are talking about. It in terms of introducing the training you are talking about. In terms of introducing the training you are talking about. It could be a lonrterm you are talking about. It could be a longTerm Strategy, you are talking about. It could be a longTerm Strategy, but you are talking about. It could be a longTerm Strategy, but we you are talking about. It could be a longTerm Strategy, but we could i long Term Strategy, but we could started immediately. If we get Announcement Today telling us we will do a lot around the workforce, i would hope we could get started on its very quickly and i would also hope that if the Prime Minister announces more money for the nhs, it will not be about Social Care coming after that has been spent, but we are really clear announcement about new money coming into Social Care. That needs to happen as a matter of urgency, now. That needs to happen as a matter of urgency. Now urgency, now. Thank you very much indeed forjoining urgency, now. Thank you very much indeed forjoining us. Urgency, now. Thank you very much indeed forjoining us. Martin urgency, now. Thank you very much indeed forjoining us. Martin green| indeed forjoining us. Martin green of care england, the chief executive of care england, the chief executive of care england, the chief executive of care england. We are expecting to hear at 12 30pm from the Prime Minister, unveiling a plan for Social Care in the House Of Commons. At 4pm, he will hold a Downing Street News Conference with the Chancellor And Health and social Care Secretary. Stay with us and we will be live in the commons in 20 minutes for the Prime Ministers statement. Scotlands First Minister is preparing to set out her governments plan for the coming year. Nicola Sturgeons Statement at holyrood is likely to focus on Pandemic Recovery but she has also made clear her determination to pursue another Independence Referendum. Opposition parties will also have a chance to set out their proposals for the year to come, with two days of debate scheduled. Our Scotland Correspondent James Shaw told us more. There are a couple of things that are really important, one of course is covid recovery. As far as Nicola Sturgeon is concerned, the pandemic is still very much happening at the moment, cases have been increasing in scotland as schools have gone back and universities are going back as we speak. There are issues about the loss of furlough and the loss the drop in universal credit and all those issues the Scottish Government will be concerned about. And climate change, the snp now have a Power Sharing Arrangement with the scottish Green Party and that will certainly affect the agenda that she will talk about today, in particular because we have cop26, this hugely important Climate Summit coming up in Glasgow Injust two months time. And then of course, independence, the question of whether or not there will be an Independence Referendum. Nicola sturgeon and the snp Want One by The End of 2023. Borisjohnson has made it very clear he is not going to give scotland an Independence Referendum in the nearfuture. A couple of other things that will be important in this parliamentary session. The first is the Gender Recognition Act, which the Scottish Government wants to be put through, allowing transgender people to declare their own gender without having to be tested for it. There are caveats around that, hugely controversial and many think it infringes the rights of women. On the other side, people say this legislation is vitalfor the Human Rights of transgender people. Finally, wraparound care, something Nicola Sturgeon may be emphasising in a statement this afternoon, the idea that there will be care for children before and after school to help parents go back to the workplace as a result of working at home during the pandemic. So it is going to be a busy political calendar and we will get a sense of it this afternoon at about 2 20pm. A baby and several young children were among a large group of migrants brought ashore on monday, after trying to cross the english channel. A steady stream of crossings is believed to have taken Place Yesterday, due to the calm waters and good weather conditions. The number of people crossing this year has now passed 12,000, surpassing last years total. The Home Office says the total number of Arrivals Yesterday is still to be confirmed, but its estimated to be around 740. We will be covering Borisjohnsons Statement in the commons at 12 30pm here on the Bbc News channel, enacting those plans for Social Care, including the prospect of an increase in national insurance and also possibly an increase on tax on share sales to fund it. If youre watching on bbc two, it is time to say goodbye. The headlines on Bbc News. Boris Johnsons Cabinet agree to long awaited proposals to pay for the growing cost of Social Care and the nhs in england. The Prime Ministers plans are to be paid for by a hike in national insurance and possible other Tax Rises, including the amount thats paid on income from share dividends. The government is not planning a Lockdown Or Firebreak around the October Half term according to a tweet from the Department For Education. Sport now and, for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, heres katherine downes. Good afternoon. Emma raducanus remarkable run at the Us Open goes on. Shes through to her first major quarterfinal. The british 18 year old easily beat the home favourite Shelby Rogers, winning the first set 6 2 injust 38 minutes. The second set was even quicker, with raducanu taking it 6 1 in less than half an hour. She will now play olympic Champion Belinda Bencic in the last eight. Yeah, it means so much to me. From the beginning here in New York, in my first round i received so much support and they made me feel extremely welcome here, and im really grateful. And even to play shelby, whos an american, and receive that much support and hear my name being chanted in the crowds, i couldnt believe it, and it meant so much and im really, really happy and just super grateful to everyone out there. George russell will partner Lewis Hamilton at mercedes next season, forming an all british Driver Line up. The 23 year old replaces valtteri bottas, whojoins alfa romeo. Russell has spent three years at williams and has impressed this season, with a second Place Finish at the belgian grand prix. Russell said he was absolutely buzzing, but was aware of the scale of the challenge. Seven time World Champion Hamilton has welcomed russell to the team, saying he had rightly earned his spot. Europe have retained golf� s solheim cup after a thrilling final day of singles in ohio. Leading 9 7 at the start of the day, europe got the five points they needed to secure the trophy. Rookie Matilda Castren with the winning moment, beating lizette salas on the 18th. It has been a nightmare start to the rugby season for englands emily scarratt, who has undergone surgery on a broken leg. Scarratt was injured just two minutes into loughborough lightnings premier 155 defeat by harlequins on sunday. The 31 year old will miss the red roses four autumn internationals, but will be hoping to be fit for the delayed World Cup next year. Head coach Chris Silverwood has said england will make a late decision on whether ben stokes will feature in the upcoming t20 World Cup. All rounder stokes has missed the Test Series against india after announcing he would take an indefinite break from cricket to look after his mental wellbeing. England will name their World Cup squad on thrusday. The tournament in the Uae And Oman starts next month. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in the next hour. Wea k stay weak stay with british teenager Emma Raducanu reaching the us finals. The Us Open quarterfinals. She will now face olympic Champion Belinda Bencic for a place in the semifinals. Quite remarkable for a girl whos only recently finished her a level results she attended Newstead Wood School in orpington. The headteacher there is alan blount, and hejoins me now. Nice to be with you. We spoke to you when she was nice to be with you. We spoke to you when she was at nice to be with you. We spoke to you when she was at wimbledon nice to be with you. We spoke to you when she was at wimbledon and nice to be with you. 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Maybe we will check in again as people. Good to talk to you. Maybe we will check in again as we people. Good to talk to you. Maybe we will check in again as we see people. Good to talk to you. Maybe i we will check in again as we see how she gets on. The us secretary of state, antony blinken, says he has been assured by the taliban that they will allow people to leave afghanistan as long as they have proper Travel Documents. Mr blinken is in doha for talks with qatars leaders. There are thought to be about 100 american citizens still in afghanistan many of them dual nationals. Mr blinken said the us was continuing to work with allies and with the taliban to enable people to leave the country safely on chartered flights. We have also been engaging with the taliban on this topic, including in recent hours. They have said that they will let people with Travel Documents freely depart. We will hold them to that, so will dozens of other countries. The international community is watching to see if the taliban will live up to their commitments. The taliban have fired shots to disperse the crowd at a large protest in the afghan capital, kabul. Video footage from the scene shows people running to safety, while heavy gunfire can be heard in the background. Our correspondent Yogita Limaye has the latest on those protests and who controls the disputed Panjshir Valley. Well, what we know is that fighting continues in panjshir, in the Panjshir Province. Yesterday the taliban raised theirflag in the provincial headquarters, but what the Resistance Front says is that even if they are on the main road, there are many smaller valleys in panjshir where their forces are still located and stilL Fighting back. Internet and Phone Networks have been cut there for weeks, so it is hard to verify any further information. Yesterday one of the leaders of the resistance had called for a national uprising against the taliban and in response to that call, we have seen protests on the streets of kabul today. Bbc colleagues who were on the ground said they saw about 1000 people, the chants where that they dont want a government that is a puppet of pakistan. Many in afghanistan believe, and certainly there have been allegations from the Resistance Front, that pakistan has been helping the taliban Take Control of the Panjshir Province. We asked a pakistani military spokesman about this who rejected those claims and said pakistan has nothing to do what is happening in panjshir or in afghanistan. The countrys spy chief, the head of the Spy Agency, has been in afghanistan, and that has also raised many eyebrows and caused many afghans to believe that pakistan is playing a role in either the formation of a government in afghanistan or what is happening in panjshir. And it is that perception, that belief, that we are seeing reflected on the ground at those Protests Today, which the taliban has been trying to disperse by using gunfire. The actor Michael K williams has been found dead at his home in New York. He was 54. He was best known for playing Omar Little in the tv crime drama The Wire. Our north america correspondent, David Willis has more. I need to remind you who i am . Omar, isnt it . It was the role of a charming vigilante that came to define Michael K williams career. Omar little, a gay man with a sharp wit and a sawn off shotgun, arguably the most memorable character in one of the best shows in television history. Hollywoods Red Carpet a long way from the Brooklyn Projects where he grew up. But a talent for dancing paved the way to Guest Appearances in several Hit Tv Series and, once The Wire had come to an end, to roles in films such as 12 years a Slave And Matthew broderick� s wonderful world, in which he plays a Man Falling into a diabetic coma. I didnt rush the audition process. I was a little intimidated by matthew broderick� s name, his reputation. I kind of prejudged what the situation would be like. Then when i finally read the script, i was, like, foaming at the mouth, like, please, i need this project friends and fans alike have taken to Social Media to pay tribute. Among them lance reddick, who played lieutenant Cedric Daniels in The Wire. He called Michael K williams one of the kindest, gentlest, most genuine, giving and courageous souls ive ever met, whilst wendell pierce, who played detective bunk moreland, hailed him as an immensely talented man with an ability to give voice to the human condition. Edward norton, who worked with Michael K williams on the film motherless brooklyn called the experience one of the greatest privileges of his career. Nominated for five emmys, including one in the Award Show thats due to take place this month, Michael K williams never made a secret of his struggle with drugs. Reports suggest his death is being investigated as a possible heroin overdose. As we wait for the Prime Minister to start speaking in the commons for next few minutes with a plan for Nhs Funding and Social Care, we can talk to our political correspondent In Westminster. What are you expecting, peter . There has been so much said and so much we are expecting, what is the latest . Irate and so much we are expecting, what is the latest . Is the latest . We will get more detail about is the latest . We will get more detail about this is the latest . We will get more detail about this plan is the latest . We will get more detail about this plan exactly. Is the latest . We will get more | detail about this plan exactly is, so the understanding is that anyone will not have to pay a figure some way over £80,000 because of their lifetime for their care, thatll be part the plan. There will be a lower floor as well depending on how much assets you earn and the means tested up assets you earn and the means tested up to £100,000 in terms of assets you have, in terms of how much will contribute towards the your care. We will see Tax Rises to pay for the nhs and Social Care because over the next three years, this is all about raising money for the Health Service, which has been under intense pressure during the pandemic. The government is determined to deal with the backlog in the nhs, which is why the Prime Minister has tweeted in the past half an hour also saying, today i will set out my plan to ensure the nhs has long Term Funding it needs, a series of needs Tweets Series of tweets and only mention Social Care once, saying i will also set out my plan for Social Care so that older people get support they need. The gamble from the Prime Minister is that people will almost suck up the idea of paying more tax to deal with what has been an issue that successive government have failed to deal with. The accusation from Opposition Parties will be that this is a rise in national insurance that will disproportionately impact people on lower incomes and he may well get some of those arguments coming from his own side too on that. The line from Downing Street and the cabinet at least is that it is On Board with that. Is On Board with that. Looking at what will happen is On Board with that. Looking at what will happen with is On Board with that. Looking at what will happen with social is On Board with that. Looking at. What will happen with Social Care, as the Prime Minister says in his tweet, there are the two issues. The issue of the quality of care and also the issue of stopping people facing those costs that lead to people selling their homes and huge amounts of stress and concern. How much, you mentioned the cap of around £80,000 and the floor of £100,000, to cover those aspects of how much it costs individuals, how much of the money raised will be swallowed up by that . We much of the money raised will be swallowed up by that . We should get detailed from swallowed up by that . We should get detailed from the swallowed up by that . We should get detailed from the prime swallowed up by that . We should get detailed from the Prime Minister swallowed up by that . We should get detailed from the Prime Minister on i detailed from the Prime Minister on that. Clearly the first part of this is all about the nhs, really, and that series of tweets suggests that is his main focus and that may well actually be the main focus of his statement today, partially because it is much harderfor conservative mps to vote against a boost in cash the nhs than intentionally this Long Term social Care Plan that would involve a rise in tax. Ultimately it may appear on your payslip this rise in national insurance as a Social Care levy, something like that. Government wanted separate and to make it clear that money is ring fenced for Social Care. It certainly over the next few years, this is about a Cash Boost for the nhs. We have also learned in the last hour or so that they also plan to increase tax on share dividends, and that i suppose is designed to allay some of the concerns that the rise in National Insurance Contributions it paid workers and does not affect more wealthy people, that taxpayers will impact people at the wealthier end of the spectrum too and politically thatis of the spectrum too and politically that is what the government hopes will be easier for mp5 to stomach. When is it expected to be voted on . By when is it expected to be voted on . By The End of this week, it could be as soon as tomorrow. There will be a statement later on from jacob rees mogg. A lot of the framework for this is already in place. There was a review some years back, the David Cameron put in place are framework for putting a cap on the cost of care. It should be quite straightforward to get it through in legislation. There will be some form of a vote by The End of this week. Lets take a look inside the commons. Its busy, but no sign of the Prime Ministerjust yet. We will, of course, go straight to it as soon as the Prime Minister starts speaking. In terms of the vote on the package, as you say the way it is being framed is about funding for the nhs, but it does break a Manifesto Pledge by increasing that national insurance. Is there any prospect of it not getting through . I think it well. The conservatives have our majority of about 80. There would have to be a large rebellion indeed for this not to happen. The tax rates will have to come as part of a budget, so if you were to vote on a budget that is effectively a vote of no confidence in the government. Borisjohnson will be very confident of getting this through. He will need to alleviate some of the damage in his arguments today. Itll be interesting to see how itjustifies breaking that Manifesto Promised today. We can expect them to say the pandemic is got an awful lot of money and the circumstances have changed since i made that promise back in the general election. Also be interesting to see how the Labour Party Response to it, too. It is an opportunity for sir Keir Starmer to go on the attack, although labour itself has not yet come forward with itself has not yet come forward with its own plans to deal with the Social Care crisis. Its own plans to deal with the Social Care crisis. Rishi sunak is on his feet Social Care crisis. Rishi sunak is on his feet at Social Care crisis. Rishi sunak is on his feet at the Social Care crisis. Rishi sunak is on his feet at the moment Social Care crisis. Rishi sunak is on his feet at the moment for l on his feet at the moment for treasury questions, he will be joining the Prime Minister and Health Secretary with a News Conference from Downing Street at four oclock. Thats right. The first Press Conference we have seen how that style since the pandemic Press Conferences that we got very used to. That will be all about putting on a show of unity between those three key departments, lots of whispers around westminster over the summer of relations between number ten and number 11 turning a little bit sour. Rishi sunak has been keen in these sessions to put across the point that he is very much behind the Prime Minister at the moment. He did the same when he addressed a meeting of backbench conservative mps last night. It looks like the Prime Minister. Speaking very soon. Lets listen in. Will the Chancellor Meet shortly to talk the Eden Project . I will the Chancellor Meet shortly to talk the Eden Project . Talk the Eden Proect . I would be very happy talk the Eden Proect . I would be very happy to, talk the Eden Project . I would be very happy to. Mr talk the Eden Project . I would be very happy to, Mr Speaker. Talk the Eden Project . I would be very happy to, Mr Speaker. We i talk the Eden Project . I would be i very happy to, Mr Speaker. We now come to the very happy to, Mr Speaker. We now come to the statement very happy to, Mr Speaker. We now come to the statement from very happy to, Mr Speaker. We now come to the statement from the very happy to, Mr Speaker. We now. Come to the statement from the prime ministen come to the statement from the Prime Minister. , ~ come to the statement from the Prime Minister. ,. , ~ ,,. , minister. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Our national health minister. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Our national Health Service minister. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Our national Health Service is minister. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Our national Health Service is the minister. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Our national Health Service is the pride i national Health Service is the pride of a whole united kingdom and all the more so after it has been there for us during the worst pandemic in a century, treating almost half A Million patients, administering more than 88 Million vaccines and saving countless lives. But the inevitable consequence of this necessary and extraordinary action is that covid has placed massive pressures on our nhs. As we stayed at home to protect the nhs, thousands of people did not come forward for the treatment they needed. , like those who suffered from covid, these are all people we know. Your aunts who needs a new head, your neighbour who has problems with their heart and needs a pacemaker, yourfriend at work problems with their heart and needs a pacemaker, your friend at work he thinks that they should get that Lump Or Cough checked out. So we must not help the nhs to recover, to be able to provide this much needed care to our constituents and the people We Love and we must provide the funding to do so now. We not only have to pay for the operations and treatments that people decided not to have during the pandemic, we need to pay good wages with a 50,000 nurses who will enable that treatment and she can help us tackle Waiting Lists that could otherwise expand to 13 Million over the next few years. We need to go beyond the Record Fountain we have already provided and we need to go further than the 48 hospitals and 50 Million more gp appointments that are already on our planet. Today we are beginning the biggest Capture Programme in nhs history, tackling the covid backlogs by increasing Hospital Capacity to 110 and enabling 9 Million more appointments, scans and operations. As a result, while waiting list waiting list will get worse before they get better, the nhs will aim to be treating around 30 more elective patients by 2024 25 before covid. We will also fix the Long Term problems of health and social Care Board that the Party Opposite certainly failed to tackle Mr Speaker and that have been so cruelly exposed by covid. Having spent £407 billion or more to support lives and livelihoods throughout the pandemic, from furlough to vaccines, it would be wrong for me to say that we can pay for this recovery without taking the difficult but responsible decisions about how we finance it. As a permanent additional investment in health and social Care Board, it would be irresponsible to meet the costs from higher borrowing and higher debts. From next april, we will create and new uk wide1. 25 health and social Care Board levy on earned income hypothecated in law to health and social Care Board, with dividend rates increasing by the same amount. This will raise almost £36 billion over the next three years, with money from the levy going directly to health and social Care Board across the whole of our united kingdom. This once they pay awards for middle management, it will go straight to the Front Line at a time when we need to get more out of our health and social Care Board system than ever before. And it will enable radical innovation to improve the Speed And Quality of care, including better Screening Equipment to better diagnose serious illnesses, designated surgical facilities, faster Gp Access to specialists, so you dont have to wait months to see someone in hospital to find out whether something is wrong, and new digital technology so doctors can monitor patients remotely in their homes. We will do all of this in a way that is right and reasonable and fair. Some will ask why we dont increase Income Tax, capital Gains Tax instead, but Income Tax isnt paid by businesses, so the whole burden would fall on individuals, roughly doubling the amount that the basic taxpayer could expect to pay and the total revenue from capital Gains Tax amounts to less than £9 billion this year. Instead, our new levy will share the cost between individuals and businesses and everyone will contribute according to their means, including those above state pension age. So those who earn more will pay more and because we are also increasing Dividends Tax rates, we will be asking better of business owners and investors to make a fair contribution. In fact, the highest earning 14 will pay around half the revenues. No one earning less than £9,568 will pay a penny and the majority of small businesses will be protected with 40 of all businesses paying nothing at all. While scotland, wales and Northern Ireland have their own system, we will direct money raised through the levy to their health and social Care Board services, so in total, scotland, wales and Northern Ireland will benefit from an extra £2. 2 Billion a year and as this is about 15 more than they will contribute through the levy, it will create a Union Dividend worth £300 million, Mr Speaker. But we cantjust put more money in. We need reform and change. We need to build back better from covid. When the Covid Storm broke last year, there were 30,000 hospital beds in england is occupied by people who could have been better cared for elsewhere and who wanted to be better cared for elsewhere. That is 30,000 out of 100,000 hospital beds in our nhs, costing billions every night and unable to be used by people needing cancer care, needing hip operations, making it harder than ever to deal with the growing backlog in our nhs. Too often people were in hospital beds because they or their relatives were worried about the cost of care in a residential home. That same fear kept many others at home without any care at all. This anxiety affects millions of people up and down the country. The fear that a condition like dementia, one of nature was not built from the blue, could lead to the total liquidation of their assets, their lifetime savings, their home, the loss of everything that they might otherwise pass on to their children, however great or small. While sufferers from other diseases who have had to be in the hospital for the majority of their treatment have their care paid for in full by the nhs. Governments have docked this problem for decades. Parliament even voted to fix it, yet that 30,000 figure is an indictment of the failure to do so. So there can be no more debt there and delay. We know we cant rely solely on private insurance because demand would be too low for insurers to offer an affordable price and a universal system of free care for all would be needlessly expensive when those who can afford to contribute to their care should do so. Instead, the state should target its help of protecting people against the catastrophic fear of losing everything to pay for the cost of their care. That is what this government will do. We are setting a limit on what people can be asked to pay and we will be working with the financial Services Industry to innovate and help people to insure themselves against expenditure up to that limit. Wherever you live, whatever your age, your income or your condition, from october 2023 no one starting care will pay more than £86,000 over their lifetime and no one with assets less than 20,000 will have to make any contribution from their savings or housing wealth. That is p savings or housing wealth. That is up from £14,000 today. Meanwhile, anyone with assets between £20,000 and £100,000 will be eligible for some means tested support. This new upper capital limit of £100,000 is more than four times the current limits, helping many more people with modest assets. As we fix this Long Term, a long Standing Problem in Social Care, we will also address the fears that many have about how their Loved Ones will be looked after, by investing in the quality of care, and carers themselves, by integrating Health And Care in england, so older people and disabled people are cared for better with dignity and end the right setting. The secretary of state for health and social Care Board will be bringing forward a white paper on integration later this year. Mr speaker, you Cant Fix the covid backlogs without giving the nhs the money it needs and you Cant Fix the nhs without fixing Social Care. You Cant Fix Social Care without removing the fear of losing everything to pay for Social Care and you Cant Fix health and social Care Board without Long Term reform. The plan that this government is setting out today will fix all of those problems together. Of course no conservative governments ever wants to raise taxes and i will be honest with the house i accept that this breaks a manifesto commitment, which is not something i do lately, but a global pandemic was in no ones manifesto. I think the people of this country understand that in their bones and can see the enormous steps this government and the treasury have taken. After all the extraordinary actions that have been taken to extraordinary actions that have been Ta Ken to protect extraordinary actions that have been taken to protect lives and livelihoods over the last 18 months, this is the right, the reasonable, and the fair approach, enabling our amazing nhs to come back strongly from the crisis, tackling the covid backlogs, funding our nurses, making sure that people get the Care And Treatment they need in the right place at the right time and end on a chronic and unfair anxiety for millions of people and their families up and down this country and i commend this statement to the house. I and i commend this statement to the house. ,. ,. ,. , house. I now call the leader of the opposition. House. I now call the leader of the opposition. Sir house. I now call the leader of the opposition, sir keir house. I now call the leader of the opposition, sir Keir Starmer. House. I now call the leader of the opposition, sir Keir Starmer. Can i j opposition, sir Keir Starmer. Can i thank the prime opposition, sir Keir Starmer. Can i thank the Prime Minister opposition, sir Keir Starmer. Cafi i thank the Prime Minister for advanced sight of a statement. I think i had almost as much notice as the cabinets. Can i also thank everybody who works in the nhs and Social Care during the darkest days of the pandemic, they kept our Health Service from collapsing, they looked after the elderly when others couldnt, and they rolled out the vaccine which has provided the light at The End of the tunnel. Despite their efforts we are facing the toughest winter in the history of a Health Service. Not only do we have the threat of another covert surge, Waiting Lists and diagnosis weights have reached record levels, we have Cancer Survival rates going backwards for the first time ever, and Social Care remains neglected and Social Care remains neglected and strained. How did we get here . The pandemic is undoubtedly place the nhs under huge strain, but that is only part of the story. A decade of conservative neglect weakened the nhs, waiting list had spiralled up 2 Million before the pandemic. Targets were missed on cancer, on a e on mental health before the pandemic. The same is true on some on Social Care. £8 billion cut despite growing demand for the pandemic. Carers on poverty wages without secure wedges before the pandemic. 100,000 vacancies before the pandemic. The Prime Minister has just referenced a 30,000 hospital beds occupied by those who should go into the community and he called thats an indictment of failure. Who had been in government for ten years at that point . Just remind me. An indictment of failure is an accurate description of the situation in our Health Service and Social Care before the pandemic, so the pretense that the Prime Minister is only here because of the pandemic is not going to wash. He is putting a sticking plaster over gaping wounds which is partly inflicted. He made that commitment on Social Care before the pandemic and he said he would pay for rates without raising taxes before the pandemic. Yes, the nhs urgently needs more investment, but the backlog will not be cleared unless the government hits the 18 Week Target set out in the nhs constitution. The Prime Minister didnt mention that. It was set and met by the last Labour Government. So if there is to be improvement, a direct question, cant the Prime Minister committed today to hitting the target, including the backlog, but The End of this parliament, yes or no . I know he likes to avoid these questions, but if he Cant Answer that basic question, it is clear he hasnt got a plan. Turning to Social Care, Mr Speaker, turning to Social Care, Mr Speaker, turning to Social Care, under these proposals people will still face financial costs and a with the Prime Minister said, so another direct question. Can the prime Minister Guarantee that under his plan no one will have to sell their home to fund their own care . Yes or no . Lets hear him make that commitment at the dispatch box, that no one under his plan will have to sell their own home to fund their own care. Social care, Mr Speaker, is about so much more than this. The blunt and uncomfortable truth is that under the Prime Ministers plans, the quality of care received will not improve, there is no plan for that. People will still go without the care that they need. Unpaid family carers will still be pushed to Breaking Point, there is no plan for that. Working aged adults with disabilities will have no more control of their lives, there is no plan for that. Pay and conditions will not improve or Care Workers, there is no plan for that. Let me speu there is no plan for that. Let me spell that out. A purely paid Care Worker will pay more tax for the care of that they are providing without a penny more in their pay packets and without a secure contract. The Prime Minister shakes his head. My sister is a purely paid Care Worker so i know this first hand. This is a Tax Rise that breaks a promise that the Prime Minister made at the last election. I promised that they all maids at the last election. Every single one of them. A Tax Rise on young people, supermarket workers and nurses. A Tax Rise that means a landlord renting out dozens of properties will not pay a penny more, but the tenants working in full time jobs word. A Tax Rise that places another burden on business just as they are trying to get back on their feet. Read my lips, the tories could never again claim to be the party of low tax. The alternative, Mr Speaker is obvious, a timetable of plants to clear Waiting Lists, comprehensive Report Plan for Social Care dealing with the inadequacies are just pointed out, and driving up the quality of provision. And notjust tinkering with the thundering model. We do need to ask those with the broader shoulders to pay more. That does include asking much more of wealthier people, including income from stocks, from shares, from diffidence and from property. Chances are, i was listening, but you will know the numbers as i do, but tinkering and fiddling with the Dividend Wont do that. Instead, the government is placing the primary burden on working people and businesses struggling to get by. As ive said to the Prime Minister, if the government comes forward with a plan to fix Social Care and has a fair Funding Plan to fix Social Care and has a fairfunding model, we will work together. Thousands of families struggling with the current system who only want the best for their Loved Ones deserve nothing less. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Prime minister thank you, Mr Speaker. Prime minister i thank you, Mr Speaker. Prime minister. I think thank you, Mr Speaker. Prime minister. I think now thank you, Mr Speaker. Prime minister. I think now we thank you, Mr Speaker. Prime minister. I think now we know| thank you, Mr Speaker. Prime minister. I think now we know why over decades minister. I think now we know why over decades the minister. I think now we know why over decades the labour minister. I think now we know why i over decades the Labour Government totally refused to deal with this problem. Now we know why tony Blair And Gordon brown failed to do it. He has no plan. I was waiting, i am amazed he sat down. What is his answer to the backlogs in the nhs . What is his answer to the problems and Social Care . They have no plan, Mr Speaker. No idea how they would raise the money. Of course we will be investing in Social Care. I thank his sisterfor be investing in Social Care. I thank his sister for what she is doing, but we have lifted peoples wedges across the country with the living wage, we are investing in 700 training places for people in Social Care and making sure we invest 500 Million and the Social Care workforce. What this is also doing is enabling us to get our wonderful nhs back on its feet and enable it to deal with the backlogs. What he totally failed to explain is how the Labour Government would do it. One year of capital Gains Tax wouldnt begin to deal with this problem. He has not a solution and i think it is deeply irresponsible to come to this place without having any kind of alternative. Lets be in no doubt what we have heard from the Labour Party over the last weeks. We would still be in lockdown because he opposed it and we would have absolutely nothing by way of dealing with the nhs backlogs and after decades of inertia we would have absolutely no way of dealing with the anxiety of millions of families across this country who face the prospects of catastrophic cost of Social Care. This government is dealing with those, we are getting on with it, we are taking the decisive action, doing it altogether. This is the government he gets on and deals with the peoples priorities, that tackle Social Care and this is the party of the nhs. ,. , ,. , the nhs. Raising taxes is an incredibly the nhs. Raising taxes is an incredibly difficult the nhs. Raising taxes is an incredibly difficult thing the nhs. Raising taxes is an incredibly difficult thing for i the nhs. Raising taxes is an i incredibly difficult thing for any conservative government to do, so can i thank the Prime Ministerfor biting the bullet on this intractable issue that i am many other former health sapphic health secretaries have wrestled with. Does he agree that the demographic challenge means that whether you pay insurance in america, social insurance in germany were taxes in the uk, everyone is going to pay more for their Health And Care and any government has a responsibility to make sure that the resources are allocated at the electras priorities are and in this country it is health and social Care Board . I country it is health and social Care Board . , ~ , country it is health and social Care Board . ,. ,. , board . I thank my right honourable friend for his board . I thank my right honourable friend for his support. Board . I thank my right honourable friend for his support. I board . I thank my right honourable friend for his support. I also board . I thank my right honourable friend for his support. I also thank i friend for his support. I also thank him for all the complaining and hard work he did when he was secretary of state. The first secretary of state for health and social Care Board. He sees that these two things go together, unlike the Party Opposite and i believe that what he said is entirely correct. Ian and i believe that what he said is entirely correct. And i believe that what he said is entirely correct. Ian blackford, the leader of the entirely correct. Ian blackford, the leader of the snp. Entirely correct. Ian blackford, the leader of the snp. Can entirely correct. Ian blackford, the leader of the snp. Can i entirely correct. Ian blackford, the leader of the snp. Can i thank i entirely correct. Ian blackford, the leader of the snp. Can i thank the | leader of the snp. Can i thank the prime Minister Leader of the snp. Can i thank the Prime Minister for leader of the snp. Can i thank the Prime Minister for Advance Leader of the snp. Can i thank the Prime Minister for Advance Copy i leader of the snp. Can i thank the | Prime Minister for Advance Copy of leader of the snp. Can i thank the i Prime Minister for Advance Copy of a statement. While scotland, wales and Northern Ireland have their own systems, we will direct money raised through the levy to the health and social Care Board services. Health is devolved to the Scottish Government. The Prime Minister can get his mitts off our Health System because the people in Scotland Trust the scottish parliament and the Scottish Government to run health, they certainly dont trust the Prime Minister. ,. ,. , minister. Order Exhibition Order quite rightly minister. Order Exhibition Order quite rightly we minister. Order Exhibition Order quite rightly we heard minister. Order Exhibition Order quite rightly we heard the minister. Order Exhibition Order quite rightly we heard the prime l quite rightly we heard the Prime Minister quite rightly we heard the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition, i expect everybody to listen opposition, i expect everybody to listen to opposition, i expect everybody to listen to the leader of the snp. We have the listen to the leader of the snp. Have the Baying Mob of the tories trying to shout down the voices from scotland. Government briefings in advance of the statement on Social Care told us that this was supposedly the key part in securing the Prime Minister was not legacy in office. Well, the Prime Minister is certainly creating a legacy, but it is not one in his vivid imagination. The real legacy of this government is not well defined, a tory government that blatantly breaks Manifesto Promises and blatantly breaks international law. It is very telling that as we hopefully emerge from this common crisis, the first act of this Prime Minister is to impose this regressive tax, because the scandal of the Tax Hike is that it will fall hardest on the young and the lowest paid. The two groups who have suffered the worst economic consequences of the pandemic. Pre covert and post covid the pattern is the same, and this government has learnt nothing. The government has learnt nothing. The government keeps adding to the growing burden that young people face while stripping them of the benefits to previous generations have enjoyed. The unfairness of this Tax Take will be especially felt in scotland. The Scottish Government is responsible for Social Care and already fans provisions from existing budgets and tax receipts, including snp policies such as free personal and nursing care. We have done it. As the Prime Minister well knows, by raising this levy across the uk the tories are tax on scottish workers twice and forcing them to pay the bill for Social Care in england as well as at home in scotland. This is the prime Ministers Poll Tax on scottish workers to pay for english Social Care. Scottish people remember that it was this Prime Minister that said, ill Point Spread in croydon is of much more value to the country than a point spent in strathclyde. Camp the Prime Minister explained to the people of strathclyde and across scotland why he is now going after the points in their pockets to solve a Social Care problem at westminster that has failed to fix problems in Croydon And Right across england . If there point is really of less value, then why are we paying the price . Is then why are we paying the price . Is the Prime Minister willing to stand up the Prime Minister willing to stand up and extend to families in scotland why we are being hit by another tory Poll Tax . This the nhs is a Uk Institution and we all proud of it and we are proud of what nhs scotland does as well. And he is completely wrong in what he says about those who pay this tax, the burden. Most heavily on those who have more and the richest 14 pay at least half the taxation. As i have explained