hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are chief executive of the left leaning cross party think tank, demos, polly mackenzie, and michael booker, deputy editor of the sunday express. let s take a look, and there is a certain story making every front page. starting with the financial times, and the health and social care tax plans announced by the government. the paper reports that borisjohnson will tomorrow challenge rebel tory mps in the commons to vote down his manifesto breaking £12 billion tax raising proposals, as he pushes to raise britain s tax burden to its highest level since 1950. the telegraph, picks up on that fact, too writing that the prime minister wants to raise taxes to their highest level since the second world war to bring in billions of pounds to tackle nhs waiting lists and the social care crisis. the times features a picture of borisjohnson during a visit to a care home in london today. he is quo
vaccinated avoiding to have to quarantine. bronze for team gb s charlotte dujardin who has riden into the record books, as britain s most decorated female olympian of all time with six medals. this is wonderful. gold to great britain in the men s 4x200 metres freestyle relay! and britain s swimmers strike gold again at the tokyo olympics with victory in the men s 200 metre freestyle relay. the american gymnast, simone biles, pulls out of another final saying she wants to focus on her mental health. nearly 28,000 new covid i9 cases have been reported in the last 2a hours across britain that s an increase of over 4,000 and the first rise in the daily total after seven days of falling cases. prince charles unveils a national memorial in honour of all the british police officers who ve died in the line of duty. and after liverpool lost its world heritage status, it s given instead to the slate landscapes of north west wales. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the gov
all of the network, bringing everything together, the timetable and the rest of it under one roof. i can t imagine me ever wanting to use public transport over my car, so, yeah, i do think they will have to do something drastic. it goes up and up every year and the service, i you know, overall, - doesn t get any better. surge testing and vaccinations begin in more areas of england to combat the spread of the indian covid variant. more air strikes and rocket fire between israel and palestinian militants despite reports that a ceasfire could be close. universities must introduce mandatory policies for dealing with sexual assault, that s the demand from scores of women who say they are survivors of such abuse. and we report from japan, where politicians and the ioc insist the tokyo olympics will be safe but public opposition is intensifying. let s bring you more on the breaking news from the court in paris. it has ruled that more than 2,500 women should receive compensation
gathered in london and marched to the gates of the israeli embassy. people in areas where the indian virus variant is spreading are being urged to get a covid jab, as questions turn to the impact on the easing of restrictions. and it s fa cup final day chelsea play leicester in front of 20,000 fans at wembley. leicester are looking to win it for the first time, chelsea are hoping to win it for a ninth time. now on bbc news. the coronavirus pandemic has created an unprecedented challenge for the nhs, notjust in tackling the disease but in the creation of huge waiting lists for other treatments. in this special programme, experts look at how the nhs can recover in the months ahead and discuss how the nation s mental health has been impacted by the pandemic. hello and welcome to this special programme on bbc news with me, shaun ley. the coronavirus pandemic is testing the national health service like never before. staff have been left physically and mentally drained as they ba