This week: a special programme. Can artificial intelligence make healthcare better for all of us, and save the nhs? here in the uk, the national health service has been in crisis for many years, looking after an increasingly ageing population with complex needs. Fighting for resources, it has been at breaking point. And then the pandemic hit. There will come a moment when no health service in the world could possibly cope. And indeed, many countries health systems have struggled with the sheer number of covid patients. Even those which didn t have people spilling out onto the streets had to put all other treatments on hold. The nhs is an old health system. In fact, it s several different systems that sometimes work together and sometimes don t. And now, it s trying to reinvent itself and embrace technology to beat the queues that covid 19 has created. This is a story i started filming just before the first uk lockdown, when we weren t yet wise to masks or social distancing, but there
Four men have been convicted of the murder of a 24 year old nhs worker david gomoh, in what prosecutors described as a frenzied attack. The court heard mr gomoh was randomly attacked by a gang as he walked to the shops in april last year. Leboo diseko reports from the old bailey. A random murder of a young man with ambitions to make something of his life. Police say nhs worker david gomoh was killed by four men connected with a gang from north newham simply because he lived in what they saw as enemy territory. 19 year olds mohammad jalloh and david ture, 23 year old vagnei colubali and a 17 year old who can t be named for legal reasons were convicted after a six week trial. David gomoh was a smart, hard working and dedicated young man. He had graduated from university and worked at the nhs. David had no gang links and was loved by many. He was murdered at random during a frenzied attack during the first pandemic lockdown. He was on the phone to his girlfriend when he was approached by
We will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour after this programme. This week: a special programme. Can artificial intelligence make healthcare better for all of us, and save the nhs? here in the uk the national health service has been in crisis for many years, looking after an increasingly ageing population with complex needs. Fighting for resources, it has been at breaking point. And then the pandemic hit. There will come a moment when no health service in the world could possibly cope. And indeed, many countries health systems have struggled with the sheer number of covid patients. Even those which didn t have people spilling out onto the streets had to put all other treatments on hold. The nhs is an old health system. In fact, it s several different systems that sometimes work together and sometimes don t. And now, it s trying to reinvent itself and embrace technology to beat the queues that covid 19 has created. This is a story i started
And could this be the end of the road for benjamin netanyahu? we ll get the latest on the israeli opposition parties edging closer to forming a coalition. Professional tennis player naomi osaka has after a row with taking interviews with the media. There s been a strong reaction from the leaders of france and germany, to new revelations about the united states spying, on its allies. Denmark is accused of helping the united states spy on european politicians back in the period 2012 to 2014 including the german chancellor angela merkel. She was at a summit today with emmanuel macron of france, who gave his response. Translation: i will simply say this is simply unacceptable between allies. It s even less so between allies. It s even less so between allies and european partners. I have allies and european partners. I have a great regard for a mutual interest in our common security. There is no place between us for suspicion. That is why am waiting for a complete clarity from our ameri