this is the impact that we will see as a result of those strikes. at least a quarter of a million appointments and operations affected, but that number could be higher. it could be as high as 350,000 appointments affected. 250,000 appointments. let s look at the uk in terms of doctors and nurses compared to other 0ecd nations. so you have austria at the top and the uk at the bottom. when we look at the number of doctors and nurses, compared to western europe. of course, this is the uk as a of course, this is the uk as a whole, notjust england. but it paints the picture with the uk is the bottom here, also with nurses as the bottom here, also with nurses as the bottom. we can see no way very high at the top of both lists there. so the uk is already dealing with a shortage when compared to western european nations. we can see norway. we have also had this morning, from 2022, the who said it described the situation as a ticking time bomb, saying that without immediate acti
you re right. very, very somber moments, around 15 minutes, a vigil, around the queen s coffin, of princess, princess ann, prince charles, prince andrew, prince edwards, the queen s children standing there, in silence heads bowed maintaining that vigil and something the queen wanted, will have planned, and perhaps not necessarily in scotland, there were different plans depending on where she died, but we have been saying all day, wherever she is now, and wherever her soul is, she will have been very much enjoying seeing this opportunity that the fact that she died at balmoral has afforded scotland to pay respects to her. you sea her, her body slowly travel through edinburgh, in silence, and so silent, that you could hear the hooves of the horses, and that silence from the thousands of scottish people who came to see her and say goodbye, spoke volumes, and they came to i think to see the new king, and they once again, with the enormous pageantry and very, very personal moments
Former Irish premier Bertie Ahern has highlighted the importance of continuing engagement with paramilitary organisations in the wake of the shooting of DCI Joh.