You know, thankfully, enormously successful. And not a day goes by when i dont go somewhere and someone will come up and and theyll say, excuse me. And i think, oh, theyre going to say how much they like springwatch. And they say that programme you made, inside autistic minds, has touched our lives. And quite clearly it has been bigging me or us up here but its played quite a constructive role in in generating that wider understanding that we wanted. Obviously, the best thing is when you meet other neurodiverse people and they tell you directly that its helped them because, you know, it articulated things which they were unable to do themselves and theyve noticed a very positive outcome because of the way that people that they know or live with or work with have basically changed their behaviour. You know, at the outset i said. And the teams mission was to, you know, transform peoples lives for the better. And for me it was just one target. Ijust wanted one teenage person who was in a
Correspondent sean coughlan. A bleary video of a couple going shopping at the weekend has become an International Talking point. The pictures of Prince William and catherine published by the sun are the first video images of the princess since her Abdominal Surgery injanuary. The unexpected appearance of the House Of Windsor in the Windsor Farm Shop shows that shes back on herfeet in the Windsor Farm Shop shows that shes back on her feet and in the Windsor Farm Shop shows that shes back on herfeet and looking relaxed and smiling. There has been a whirlwind of social media speculation and Conspiracy Theories about the princesss health. It follows the release of a photograph on mothers day which added to a fee sense of uncertainty when it was withdrawn by Photo Agencies after concerns it had been manipulated. People on London Bridge this morning gave their views. Its people on London Bridge this morning gave their views. Gave their views. Its good to see shes back gave their views. Its g
Hello. Im catherine byaruhanga, welcome to the programme. We start with the situation in gaza. And a ship carrying humanitarian aid is expected to set sail to the territory from cyprus this weekend, as part of a planned maritime aid corridor. Its a joint operation between the eu, us, uk, and United Arab Emirates aiming to bring supplies from cyprus to the coast of gaza. The un says a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine, and children there are starving to death. Organisers hope the plan could allow large amounts of extra aid, but say it will be complex and continue to press israel to allow more deliveries by road. The eus ambassador to the us told the bbc a little more about the plans for the maritime corridor. Hopefully the pilot, the first to try to get aid happening over the weekend, but it takes some time to make sure that its not only once in a time, but it is Sustainable Way to provide aid for the people in gaza and palestine to make sure that we alleviate, ease
Hello. Im azadeh moshiri. Youre watching bbc news. Final preparations are under way to send the first shipment of aid by sea to gaza. Humanitarian organisations are co ordinating a delivery of about 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies, which will go via a maritime corridor with israels agreement. But its unclear how or where the boat will actually dock, and even if the aid does arrive, some groups are warning of problems in distributing the aid across gaza. Wyre davies reports from jerusalem. In the cypriot port of larnaca, they have been working around the clock. The spanish ship, open arms, is preparing to tow a barge with 200 tonnes of food with medical aid all the way to gaza. Its a precarious, untested plan with obvious risks. Translation yes, we will tow this platform to gaza, where The Last Mile will be the most complicated operation. The disembarkation will be done on a pier that is being built right now by the world central kitchen. How the aid will be unloaded into gaza,
The Health Ombudsman for england has warned that an overstretched and understaffed nhs is putting Cancer Patients at risk. Rob behrens says exhausted workers are under unsustainable pressure, and the government should invest in the workforce. Ministers say their nhs long term workforce plan will boost the number of staff. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has more. A recent analysis by the bbc suggested Cancer Waiting Times in england last year were the worst on record. Now there are new figures from the Health Ombudsman who investigates unresolved complaints against nhs england, government departments, and other public organisations. They highlight problems in cancer treatment, misdiagnosis, poor communication, referrals, and end of life care. The ombudsman, rob behrens, says while everyone deserves safe and effective care, Patient Safety would always be at risk in environments that are understaffed and where staff are exhausted and working under unsustainable pressure. I contin