Families likejune s will be able to hang on to more of their money before they start paying for care. For people like mum, its too late. Shes given everything shes got, so what happens to the people. Who are in the system that have gone well beyond that cap now . Scotlands First Minister outlines her Governments Programme. Shes determined to pave the way for a new Independence Referendum. The taliban Fire Warning shots to disperse protesters in the afghan capital as a new government is announced. Police scotland admits failures in its Call Handling System materially contributed to the death of a young mother who lay undiscovered in a crashed car with her partner for three days. And division on the Shetland Isles about how to save the planet, while also keeping The Lights On. Good evening. A plan for the future of Social Care in england, alongside a boost to nhs spending, has been announced by the Prime Minister. It will mean the introduction of a new health and social Care Tax, breakin
Faced by one family who say the Changes Wont be in time for them. People like mum, its too late. Shes given everything shes got. So what happens to the people who are in the system, that have already gone well beyond that cap now . Well be looking in more detail at the policy which will see Britains Tax Burden rise to its highest level in 50 years. Also tonight. In scotland, the first minister unveils Government Plans for a national care service, and another referendum on independence. In afghanistan, hundreds of protesters, including many women, take to the streets of the capital as the new taliban government is announced. This is the biggest challenge to the Talibans Authority that we have seen so far and its not coming from a militia force, its coming from peaceful protesters, from both women and men. Commentator its Lyndon Dykes. Yes and in Tonights Football Scotland seal a 1 0 win over austria in their World Cup Qualifying group. And coming up in the sport, on the Bbc News channel
of an ancient egyptian pharoah we hear from the researcher who peeled off the bandages using modern technology. the government says it will keep under very close review its decision not to bring in further coronavirus restrictions in england as infections rise to a level not seen before in the pandemic. there are restrictions on socialising in the rest of the uk. the early indications are that the omicron variant is not leading to the same level of hospitalisations as previous waves, but ministers say they re watching the data and will act if there s a large increase in the coming weeks. it comes as latest government figures show a record number of covid cases reported in the last day 129,471. but this data does not include figures for scotland and northern ireland due to the christmas holidays. meanwhile in the us, health officials have halved the recommended isolation time for people with asymptomatic covid 19 from ten to five days amid a surge in cases. elsewhere in
have been relaxed. but will lateral flows be enough to stop covid spreading? have you had problems obtaining lateral flow tests? do you have concerns about how the system is going to work? we d like to hear from you. get in touch at @annitabbc with #bbcyourquestions. lawyers for anne sacoolas, the american woman accused of causing the death of harry dunn, deny she s agreed to face criminal proceedings in a uk court. new figures this morning show the number ofjob vacancies continues to rise and the number of those out of work continues to fall. the new spider man film is on its way, with tom holland returning to spin those superhero webs. hello and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson could face the biggest tory backbench revolt since he entered downing street when mps vote on new covid rules for england. as many as 70 conservative mps have indicated that they re prepared to vote against the government plan b covid rules for tackling the omicron variant. the prime minister has de