Begins, cheltenham roar, is the festival begins, kicking off four days of racing. Begins, kicking off four days of racing, culminating in the gold cup on friday on friday. Good morning. A fairly on friday. Good morning. A fairly cloudy day for most of us today. Patchy light rain in the north. Heavy rain in the south. The temperature continues to climb in the next few days. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its tuesday, 12th march. A long awaited report into Veterinary Services will be published this morning, after concerns pet owners are facing expensive bills when paying for treatments. The Competition And Markets Authority launched the review last year, and has previously said that fees were rising faster than other goods and services during the cost of living crisis. Nina has the details. Good morning. Are you paying too much to care for your furry friend . Why have vet costs been rising faster than general inflation . Are you getting a fair deal when it comes to costing
Shelters are overcrowded and water cannot be pumped orfiltered because of his roles block on fuel and bottled water is now unaffordable for most families. Rishi sunak will continue his tour of The Middle East today amid growing fears in the region that the conflict in gaza could spread. Chiara bleeders gallery in egypt ahead of the summit this weekend to discuss the crisis. In saudi arabia last night the Prime Minister met the crown prince. Number 10 said the pair agreed that the loss of innocent lives in israel and gaza over the last few weeks has been horrific. He said he will encourage saudi arabia to use its influence in The Middle East. As you have been Hearing Withjo votes continue to be counted in the Mid Bedfordshire and tamworth by elections. We could have declarations in the next hour. Turnout in tamworth was 35. 9 cent that is low even for a by election. The vote followed the resignation of the former conservative deputy whip chris pincher in september. Our team in tamworth
With 7 Million People stuck on nhs Waiting Lists, we cannot grow the economy with 2. 5 Million People shut out of the Labour Market by long term physical and mental illness. When people are not supported to recover from long covid, wait weeks for a gp appointment, cant get basic help so they can get back to work my feed their families they can get back to work my Feed Theirfamilies and get they can get back to work my feed their families and get on in they can get back to work my Feed Theirfamilies and get on in life. A healthy economy needs a healthy population and a healthy nhs. And i have been so proud that we Liberal Democrats have consistently led the way in highlighting the crises in the nhs and proposing solutions. Reversing cuts to gp numbers and guaranteeing an appointment when you need one. Tackling life threatening Ambulance Delays and improving access to nhs dentists. There is so many parts of our nhs plan that will both treat People Better and boost our economy. And today
alerting people to the problems but being targeted with specific forms of finance and policies and engaging and empowering children to deal with this massive existential challenge which is coming towards them. thank ou ve which is coming towards them. thank you very much- we reported earlier on the nhs waiting lists that are leading people to take out loans to pay for private treatment. one of the causes of the huge backlog has been the coronavirus pandemic. now, the mother of a young woman who died from cancer, after her chemotherapy was paused during lockdown, has spoken publicly about her loss, saying she s broken by her daughter s death. kelly smith from macclesfield was 31 when she died of bowel cancer injune last year, and her mum mandy has criticised the decision to halt treatment. she started a petition calling for an end to cancer delays, which had more than 370 thousand signatures when she handed it to the government this summer. she and her husbnd craig have been
kelly smith from macclesfield was 31 when she died of bowel cancer injune last year, and her mum mandy has criticised the decision to halt treatment. she started a petition calling for an end to cancer delays, which had more than 370 thousand signatures when she handed it to the government this summer. she and her husband craig have been talking to victoria derbyshire. this picture was given to me by one of kelly s friends. so we use this for the funeral picture. haifa of kelly s friends. so we use this for the funeral picture. of kelly s friends. so we use this for the funeral picture. how old is kell and for the funeral picture. how old is kelly and finlay for the funeral picture. how old is kelly and finlay in for the funeral picture. how old is kelly and finlay in that for the funeral picture. how old is kelly and finlay in that one? - for the funeral picture. how old is kelly and finlay in that one? i - kelly and finlay in that one? i would say kelly is about 29 there. have