climate activists are making their voices heard and italy, calling out politicians for not doing enough to tackle climate change. and the rising young star in the world of classical music it was determined to make his field more inclusive. welcome to bbc news. president joe biden has signed into law a short term spending bill after it successfully passed congress earlier. the bill is aimed at avoiding a government shutdown are keeping the lights on but only for another two months. he was the house speaker, nancy pelosi, after it passed the house. pelosi/sot/2200/30/9 and with this continuing resolution, we not only keep government open, keep checks flowing to our veterans and social security recipients and the rest, but it s about, again, whether it s science at the national institutes of health, the education of our children, the protection of our environment, it s just a remarkable thing to think of all good things that we can do working together for the people. a shutdown
we can expect the waiting list to continue to grow and the people who are waiting, unfortunately, being asked to wait longer. we meet some of the patients turning their backs on the nhs to go private. £7,000 is not a light amount of money. we, as a family, we don t have that type of money. ifeel like i m begging for money, but i don t have a choice. i need the nurse to confirm that so let me get you a call back. it s early morning in this north london gp surgery the busiest time of the day here, when patients call in trying to get an appointment. next thursday, would you like him to phone on your landline or mobile? for most, the gp is the first person they turn to when they get sick. when is he due? not for the next couple of months. this scene is being played out across the uk as surgeries struggle to cope with unprecedented levels of pressure. this is non stop, answering the phone, then someone comes in, face to face. at the height of the pandemic, many held back from g
hello, welcome to bbc news. new evidence has shown the extent of foreign project funding by china, much in the form of expensive loans. researchers at a us university have shown china hands out twice as much international development money every year and the us and other major powers combined. a lot of the money supports china s belt and road initiative, beijing s mission to build new trading routes. many loans are concealed from government balance sheets. over the past 18 years, china has issued twice as many loans and grants as the us. a 150 page report full of hidden data that took us researchers four years to uncover. it s full of hidden information that the chinese government doesn t even have about its own lending. namely that china is bankrolling international infrastructure projects big things like bridges and ports at twice the rate of the united states and other major powers, and a majority of that funding is being channelled through chinese state banks. they re
beating the backlog. but is it enough? we can expect the waiting list to continue to grow and the people who are waiting, unfortunately, being asked to wait longer. we meet some of the patients turning their backs on the nhs to go private. £7,000 is not a light amount of money. we, as a family, we don t have that type of money. ifeel like i m begging for money, but i don t have a choice. i need the nurse to confirm that so let me get you a call back. it s early morning in this north london gp surgery the busiest time of the day here, when patients call in trying to get an appointment. next thursday, would you like him to phone on your landline or mobile? for most, the gp is the first person they turn to when they get sick. when is he due? not for the next couple of months. this scene is being played out across the uk as surgeries struggle to cope with unprecedented levels of pressure. this is non stop, answering the phone, then someone comes in, face to face. at the height
turkey says the deal has been agreed by ukraine and russia which will allow the resumption of grain to be exported from the black sea. and coming up in sport this hour. despite a tough year, dina asher smith makes it back onto the podium after winning bronze at the world athletics championships in an incredible 200 metres final. hello, good morning. but not for many in dover. a critical incident has been declared at the port of dover, with holidaymakers and lorry drivers facing queues of several miles. we hear some have been queueing for “p we hear some have been queueing for up to five hours. bosses at dover say they are deeply frustrated at the resource at the french border overnight and early this morning has been woefully inadequate to meet our predicted demand. they say they will continue to work with all kent partners to look after those caught up in the current situation and play our part in resolving it as soon as possible. that statement from the port of dover. s