Nurses bore the brunt of the pandemic with low Staffing Levels. And the princess of wales returns to work following her Cancer Treatment earlier this year. Hello, im azadeh moshiri. Welcome back. Lets turn our attention now to the Covid Inquiry which is continuing today. Yesterday it heard from the former chief nurse, Dame Ruth may, who said that nurses bore the brunt of the pandemic with low Staffing Levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment. With me is our health reporterjim reed. The inquiry has been going on, this phase of it, for about a week. What have been the standout moments to you . This art of standout moments to you . This part of the standout moments to you . This part of the Inquiry Standout moments to you . Ti 3 part of the inquiry looks just at the impact on the nhs and the Health Service across the whole of the uk, and it started actually by speaking to those directly affected, so patients and Family Members of people who sadly lost their lives to covid. L
Can claim back. A 30th Gold for paralympicsgb as Faye Rogers wins a thrilling 510 100m Butterfly final In Paris. Whats occurring on Barry Island . The cast of Gavin Stacey have been spotted filming the last ever episode of the much loved comedy. Sunshine and showers across the uk, one or two saying dry. Feeling fresher for many but the humid air will make a comeback later this week. I will have the details. Its wednesday 4th september. Our main story. A pregnant woman and six children are among at least a dozen people who died when their small boat capsized off the french Coast Yesterday 51 others were rescued, some are in a critical condition. It is the biggest single loss of life so far in the channel this year. The government insists its taking action to target the criminal Smuggling Gangs, describing the deaths as truly horrific. Our Paris Correspondent Andrew Harding reports. French Rescue Helicopters busy once again, bringing casualties from the sea to the shore. This the scene a
Has been published in the last couple of hours. Reaction is still coming in but we have already heard from some of the families of the victims. They have called for criminal prosecutions. A Human Life was never a priority, and we lost friends, neighbours and Loved Ones in the most horrific way, through greed, corruption, incompetence and negligence. Also on the programme this lunchtime. More migrants trying to cross the channel from france, despite 12 deaths yesterday. Channel from france, despite 12 deaths yesterday. State pensions look set to rise deaths yesterday. State pensions look set to rise by deaths yesterday. State pensions look set to rise by more deaths yesterday. State pensions look set to rise by more than deaths yesterday. State Pensions L Look set to rise by more than £400 deaths yesterday. State pensions look set to rise by more than £400 a year as the row continues over scrapping automatic Winter Fuel payments. And it is the same old Story Dame Sarah storey strikes
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Investigation is continuing just now, that has been difficult for the snp, hard for people to move past that. There was a lack of progress, of course, on independence. A number of people who have criticised a strategy that Nicola Sturgeon pursued, that Hamza Yusuf pursued as well, her successor, and of course Nicola Sturgeon was such a successful politician. She resigned quite suddenly and was replaced by Hamza Yusuf as her predecessor, who had a short time as First Minister and of course, he did not have the support at holyrood in the chamber i do not have enough mps to get things through. So there were a minority government, they had lost their Partnership Support so he had to go. John swinney is now coming in, trying to address a lot of those problems, a lot of those problems beyond their control, such as the police investigation. 0ther control, such as the police investigation. Other problems, when it comes to delivering, for example, Government Advisers here quite candid, say, yes