problems for the nhs that s according to patients groups. the mayor of paris has apologised to liverpool fans for the chaos at saturday nights champions league final. bradford is named the 2025 city of culture bids from 20 of the cities to secure the title. konoplyanka, the once humble chippy in coventry that is now a tick tock sensation. hello welcome to bbc news. the transport secretary has demanded a meeting to go fight out what s going on at uk airports. meeting to go fight out what s going on at uk airports. the prospect of serious travel disruption over thejubilee bank holiday affecting thousands of travellers is increasingly likely. the holiday giant tui is cancelling more flights until the end ofjune affecting more than 30,000 holiday makers. other airlines have also cancelled flights as around two million people prepare to fly over the next few days. four days of holiday begin on thursday. four days of holiday begin on thursday. the aviation industry cut tho
hello. welcome to the programme. we start this hour here in the uk with the general election campaign. labour says it s committed to reducing the number of people legally migrating to britain if it forms the next government. but speaking earlier, the shadow home secretary yvette cooper refused to set a target or any date by which a reduction would be achieved. net migration, the difference between the number of people arriving in the uk and leaving, stood at 685,000 last year. labour s plans include more apprenticeships in jobs that are currently reliant on a significant level of migrant workers. here s our political correspondent ione wells. immigration is a sticky issue in this election campaign, and both major parties say they want to control it. labour says it would train more uk workers to fill skills shortages and it says firms that pay exploitative wages would be banned from hiring foreign workers. but labour have not put a figure on how much they would reduce it by, a
final. hello. here in the uk, campaigning is continuing in the run up to the general election on lithjuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour win the general election. the labour leader said he would introduce new laws to train british workers to plug skills gaps in the job market and strengthen anti exploitation laws. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to build 100 new gp surgeries in england and boost the number of available appointments if they win the election. nd in the coming hours john swinney, leader of the scottish national party, will formally launch the party s campaign, where he ll argue independence offers the country a better future . our political correspondent ione wells has more on the latest developments. there s a couple of different major announcements today, from labour, there is this pledge from the labour leader, sir keir starmer, to cut net migration. he says that the way the
hello. we start in the uk, where sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour win the general election. he plans to introduce new laws to train british workers to plug skills gaps in thejob market and strengthen anti exploitation laws. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to build 100 new gp surgeries in england and boost the number of available appointments if they win the election. and in the coming hours john swinney, leader of the scottish national party, will formally launch the party s campaign, where he ll argue independence offers the country a better future . here is our political correspondent ione wells. immigration is a sticky issue in this campaign and both major parties say they want to control it. labour says it would train more uk workers to fill skills shortages and it says firms that pay exploitative wages would be banned from hiring foreign workers. but labour have not put a figure on how muc
Hurt business . A new report says a reduction in Foreign Workers coming to the uk could lead to a workforce crisis. Ill speak to the author of that report. In sport, a Bizarre Davis Cup victory for Great Britain. Thats after canada are disqualified when one of their players accidently hits a ball straight into the eye of the umpire. And carols amongst the orchids at kew gardens. Good morning. From the 22nd annual orchid festival at kew gardens, an indian theme for the first time. Beautiful and warm inside but outside it is cold, frosty and a dry start, wet and windy conditions moving in from the west. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Nhs hospitals in england will have a legal duty to charge overseas patients who arent eligible Forfree Non Urgent care from april. The move follows criticism of the nhs for failing to recover money from foreign visitors after they have been treated. Emergency care will be provided immediately, and billed later. Nhs improvement, whic