Educe the national debt. As always, well take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is 7 00 eastern time here in washington. The start of a holiday week. Congress returning in two weeks. President trump spending christmas with his family in florida. It is monday, december 23. We begin our first hour with Foreign Policy. The leaders of china, south korea and japan meeting today in beijing it. Comes as the pentagon and u. S. Officials are on, quote, high alert, after new threats over the weekend by north korea. In the past President Trump has said that he and president kim jong un fell in love. But since that comment back in february, talks have broken down. We want to get your reaction to these developments in north korea, what it means for the u. S. And for the region. 2027488001, thats our line for republicans. 2027488922 for democrats. 2027488002 if oure democrats. Or on twit or facebook. Good m
What race, religion, but becomes secondary. And at 10, we are talking to former towie stars, mum and daughter Debbie Douglas and lydia bright. The chat that goes with gaming can be offensive, intimidating, but is it just part of the territory . An anti bullying charity says gamers and sports fans are amongst the worst offenders for their attitudes to Mental Health and the language they use around it. We are talking to a group of gamers in the next half hour. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. We are we a re interested we are interested in what you think about the scheme of opening up peoples homes to patients to free up peoples homes to patients to free up beds in hospital. The latest on the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the hashtag victorialive. And if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Nhs patients recovering after an operation could be moved from a hospital bed
For west ham in the league cup. They came from two goals down to beat spurs, relieving some of the pressure on manager slaven bilic. In Flanders Fields the poppies blow between the crosses row on row. Well also be marking the launch of this years poppy appeal with one of the most poignant poems of world war i. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Some lovely pictures from last night of the aurora borealis. Today for scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of england, we are looking at a day of sunshine, showers and blustery wind. For the rest of in london and wales, a bit of cloud around and some of us are seeing some rain but i will tell you where in 15 minutes. Thanks, carol. Good morning. First, our main story. More than 300,000 people are leaving the workforce every year because of insufficient support for Mental Health problems. A report commissioned by the government says the human cost of this is huge and that the loss to the economy runs into tens of billions of pounds. No
Car so the first public appearance of the car so fast that needs an airport runway. Good morning. Its thursday, 26th october. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The uk faces a Significant Mental Health challenge at work according to a new report, commissioned by the government, to lay bare the true scale of the issue on the nations workforce. The thriving at work report found that more than 300,000 people leave theirjobs every year due to insufficient support for Mental Health problems. Analysis showed that around 15 of people at work have symptoms of an existing Mental Health condition. It also claimed poor Mental Health costs the economy up to £99 billion every year. The reports author said Mental Health was a taboo subject in many workplaces. Now the Prime Minister has instructed the nhs and the Civil Service to do more to help promote the Mental Wellbeing of their staff, as rob sissons reports. At this Insurance Company they are proud of their record of supporting wo
That mandate equal coverage for physical and Mental Health care. Mental Health Care Providers testified about difficulties in implementing a federal health care parity law. This hearing of the house energy and subcommittee on health is an hour and 40 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, if youll take your seats, well start. The subcommittee will come to order. Before we begin, i want to make a note that members may be filtering in and out throughout the hearing. Unfortunately, the condensed september session, there are a number of scheduling conflicts this morning. But we wanted to be sure to have this important hearing before congress recessed at the end of the month. With that being said, chair recognize himself for an Opening Statement. Todays Health Subcommittee hearing will examine the federal Mental Health parity laws and regulations. In 2008, Congress Passed a bill requiring most Group Health Plans to provide more generous coverage for treatment of Mental Illnesses comparable to what