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 pressu
hello. straight to cyprus with these live pictures of the first ship that would use this new maritime aid corridor being loaded with essential humanitarian supplies to be taken from cyprus to gaza. . this is expected to open the the first time in the next few hours, european commission president ursula von der leyen said yesterday that they expected everything to be ready. it would take several days for the ship to actually make the journey to gaza. it was announced yesterday, and as you can see, they are continuing to loaded ready for departure. the aid is urgently needed the hamas run health ministry in gaza said 23 people have died from malnutition injust ten days. the un says a quarter of gaza s population is on the brink of famine, and children are starving to death. the sea corridor i was mentioning earlier is a joint venture, the us, the uk, united arab emirates as well, who have been responsible for some of the airdrop aid happening so far, and of course cyprus have
hello, i m samantha simmonds. 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. it s 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 gaza s 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 european union s ambassador to the us told the bbc a little more about the plans for the maritime corridor. hopefully the first pilot try to get aid over the weekend but it takes some time to make sure that it s not only once in a time but it has a sustainable way to supply aid to the people in gaza and palestine to make sure we ease the situation in the region. cypru
with her two children. welcome to bbc news. i am live in jerusalem outside the walls of the city where in the next few hours, there are hopes that a ceasefire deal in gaza could be arranged, but as talks in cairo have broken down in the last few days, there s very little sign of that happening. all of the focus now is on cyprus for a new maritime aid corridor, confirmed yesterday by european commission president ursula von der leyen, is due to come into operation in the next few hours. this will be the first time this corridor has been used, and the aid is urgently needed. the hamas run health ministry in gaza said 23 people have died from malnutition injust 10 days. the sea corridor is a joint operation between the eu, us, uk, and united arab emirates, aiming to take supplies from cyprus to the gazan coast. the un says a quarter of gaza s population is on the brink of famine, and children are starving to death. 0rganisers hope the plan could allow additional aid to be brough
hello. this is bbc news. we start with the latest on the israel gaza war. in the past hours, we ve heard that the heads of the us and israeli security agencies have met to discuss the hostage situation. the israeli prime minister s office said the cia and mossad bosses met on friday in efforts to advance another hostage deal. in cypi’us, final preparations are being made for the first aid vessel to use the sea corridor to gaza. the un says a quarter of gaza s population is on the brink of famine, and children are starving to death. this is the scene live in larnaca in cyprus where 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies have been loaded onto a barge. it will be towed by a spanish charity ship to gaza. the sea corridor is a joint operation between the eu, us, uk and united arab emirates, aiming to take supplies from cyprus to the gazan coast. this video shot today along the israeli border into gaza shows more aid being dropped. the parachutes carrying the boxes of supplies