yesterday, starting off with some frost and ice, snow showers in parts of scotland and northern ireland, rain clearing the far south and more snow coming into the south pushing north tonight into tomorrow. it s wednesday the 7th of february. proposals to improve access to nhs dentists in england are being announced by the government today. the plans include offering top up payments for dentists to take on new nhs patients as well as bonuses to work in under served areas. but health leaders say the measures don t go far enough. here s our health editor, hugh pym. a long queue outside a new dental practice in bristol. local people simply wanting to register as nhs patients. the opening following a public campaign after the previous site closed. the story was covered on bbc breakfast yesterday. the images illustrate the growing sense of frustration at the lack of nhs treatment in areas of the country which have been branded dental deserts. a new government and nhs plan for engla
the us national transportation safety board has revealed new details about the door plug that blew off an alaska air jet last month. the 737 max jet left a boeing factory missing four bolts designed to secure the door panel. our north america business correspondent erin delmore has more. this investigation focuses on the bolts used to keep the door in place on the plane. that door is not supposed to open. but it did open onjanuary five and flew off the alaska airjet just after takeoff in portland. now, investigations from the national transportation safety board said the bolts were missing before january five and it appears the alaska airport plane left boeing s factory without the bolts. they were removed to make a repair but it appears not all the bolts were replaced. this is a most diesel we have about what went wrong and it puts the blame on boeing. both details. a supplierfound new boeing. both details. a supplier found new problems with holes drilled on 737 max pl
and dozens injured in two reported explosions in the pishin district of baluchistan, according to a local government official. one of the explosions happened in front of the party office of an independent candidate from the area. these pictures just in show the aftermath of one of the blast. these pictures just in show the aftermath of one of the blast. police are trying to determine the cause of the blast, and the injured are being transported to the nearest hospitals. no group has claimed it carried out the attack, which has come just a day before the pakistan general elections. these are some fresh images we are getting from baluchistan in pakistan, the aftermath of one of the two explosions which are now reported to have killed 20 people in pakistan. let s turn to the situation in the middle east. and diplomatic efforts to reach agreement on a new ceasefire between israel and hamas in gaza are intensifying. america s top diplomat secretary of state anthony blinken wil
good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. dentists are to be offered a £20,000 bonus if they set up practice in areas of england with the poorest access to nhs dental care. there will also be incentives to treat patients who haven t been seen for at least two years, and to get dental services into schools. the health secretary, victoria atkins, said the plan would bring immediate and long term solutions. but the british dental association warned that fundamental change is needed. here s our health editor, hugh pym. long queues outside a new dental practice in bristol highlighted the increasing frustration about the lack of nhs treatment. some areas have been branded dental deserts. and this morning, nicky campbell s 5live phone in was full of calls about problems finding an nhs dentist appointment. i had ihad an i had an appointment before christmas and i got a letterfrom the dentist saying it had been cancelled. they explained how they weren t offering nhs appointm
the israeli government has faced growing pressure to make the release of the hostages its main priority. a few hours ago, us secretary of state antony blinken arrived in tel aviv the latest stop on his fifth trip to the middle east since the war began. earlier on tuesday, secretary blinken was in doha. along with the qatari prime minister, he confirmed hamas has given a positive response to a proposed ceasefire with israel. here s a little of his statement. we had meetings already on this trip. we are focused on ensuring as well that we can use any pause to continue to build up plans for the day after in gaza, security, humanitarian, reconstruction, governance. all bring real challenges with them but that is exactly why we need to be focused on them now. we also determined to use any pause to continue to pay the diplomatic path forward to a just and lasting peace and security for the region. following this, a senior hamas official told the bbc that the group had asked for