the scottish budget. let s hear from kate form- the scottish budget. let s hear from kate forbes- kate forbes. our collective fight to overcome the kate forbes. our collective fight to overcome the virus kate forbes. our collective fight to overcome the virus continues. - kate forbes. our collective fight to overcome the virus continues. the | overcome the virus continues. the exceptional circumstances require an exceptional circumstances require an exceptional response. this budget provides for continuity in our urgent work to control the virus and protect our economy and nhs while the vaccine is delivered as quickly and as safely as possible. it is not just the pandemic that has taken its toll on scotland s economy. the wrecking ball of a dismal brexit deal is compounding matters. today s budget will help to bring much needed support and stability to ensure our economy recovers and we protect those who have been hit the hardest. ourapproach protect those who have been
meeting volunteers working with refugees, and a localfoodbank. crowds waited to greet her majesty and passed on get well cards for the princess of wales and the king, both of whom have recentlry shared the cancer diagnosis they ve had. time for a look at the weather. here s darren bett. we have seen mixed weather today. here in eastern parts of england we saw sunshine. temperatures have reached 12 degrees but there is some rain to move in here and further north in scotland, it has been raining much of the day and it is also pretty cold. 5 degrees earlier in dundee. it is unsettled as we head into the easter weekend because weather is dominated by low pressure and around it weather fronts focus the rain. we have had a bit of snow in the scottish mountains. the wet weather moving northwards across scotland and this is the rain moving into eastern england with showers behind. showers will push northwards this evening. it allows another speu this evening. it allows another spell
patient. there were patients in hospital who were well enough to come home but who didn t have the care package at home so couldn t leave the hospital. so as you can tell, it was a whole system issue that ended up failing my mum. find that ended up failing my mum. and what kind of that ended up failing my mum. and what kind of solutions do you think need to be put in place to stop some of these cases happening? i know you are part of an organisationjust treatment, what are you calling for? what we believe is two things are necessary, extra funding, and i know people say that the money goes into the nhs and disappears, it doesn t, it is used for the good of patients. and we are nowhere near in the uk the european average. many billions more to be invested over the coming years, tens of billions, to reach the european average of funding for the european average of funding for the health service. and of course we need the health service. and of course w9: need reform of the he