yesterday, starting off with some frost and ice, snow showers in parts of scotland and northern ireland, rain clearing the far south and more snow coming into the south pushing north tonight into tomorrow. it s wednesday the 7th of february. proposals to improve access to nhs dentists in england are being announced by the government today. the plans include offering top up payments for dentists to take on new nhs patients as well as bonuses to work in under served areas. but health leaders say the measures don t go far enough. here s our health editor, hugh pym. a long queue outside a new dental practice in bristol. local people simply wanting to register as nhs patients. the opening following a public campaign after the previous site closed. the story was covered on bbc breakfast yesterday. the images illustrate the growing sense of frustration at the lack of nhs treatment in areas of the country which have been branded dental deserts. a new government and nhs plan for engla
Theyre giving us everything we want. If i want, like, ten tooth brush, if i want its unbelievable to see the unity that our nation has. After amir said that, another idf soldier mentioned Tooth Brushes to me. And we have come to see Tooth Brushes as a mundane sign of human dignity. You can go without a shower for days. But Tooth Brushing is different. Tooth brushes have come to symbolize strength and fortitude in israel. And it is worth remembering that in gaza, where there is toilet water or no water for many, many lack even that basic dignity. Thanks so much for watching. Thanks so much for watching. Anderson cooper 360 begins now. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com it is 3 00 a. M. In israel, the early hours of freedom for an American Mother and daughter held hostage for nearly two weeks by hamas. Just a moment ago the American Embassy in jerusalem released this photo of them speaking with President Biden. They appear to be smiling n. A new photo posted by the white house on social m
You think about this idea . And whether we think we need this idea . Visit bbc dot co. Uk slash five live and here s your news. Sir keir starmer has called labour s win in the rutherglen and Hamilton West by election a seismic result for the party. They secured more than twice the number of votes as the snp which had held the seat. Labour s pledged to bring in supervised toothbrushing at schools in england as well as an extra 700,000 Dentist Appointments if they win the next election. The party s also pledged to prioritise patients in need of serious treatment. Rishi sunak and his italian counterpart Georgia Meloni Have urged the eu to go much further in tackling illegal migration. They say action s needed to smash the Smuggling Gangs who ve caused a moral and humanitarian crisis. And mps are calling for a ban on the use of Live Facial Recognition Technology for public surveillance. They ve signed a statement with tech experts and Campaign Groups to raise concerns about the police and
katherine, i m rishi. ..as rishi sunak prepares to set out his party s plans for another five years in government. on the eve of his manifesto launch last night, the prime minister hinted at tax cuts to come. we will have a manifesto that builds on all the things that you ve just gone through that we ve already announced in this campaign that, yes, does continue to cut people s taxes, because i believe in a country where people s hard work is rewarded. after cutting national insurance last autumn and in the spring the manifesto will promise to cut it by a further two pence for employees. it will also pledge that the state pension will not be taxed, and make permanent an existing cut to stamp duty for first time buyers, as well as promising that parents will only have to start paying back child benefit when their household income reaches £120,000. the manifesto will also contain pledges to raise defence spending, reform the welfare system, and double down on plans to se
Mcdonnell and his wife. The jury is made up of four women and eight men. The senate is expected to vote on the nomination of Robert Mcdonald to be the next secretary of on the next secret veteran affairs. To fix the troubled agency. Later, the rnc will hold their fire harry reid rally on capitol hill and aimed at getting voters to elect republicans to the senate in the upcoming mid terms. That is going to do it. A tuesday edition of way too early. Morning joe starts right now. Flares have turned night into borrowed daylight in the skies over the gaza strip. Today was supposed to be a ceasefire it didnt work. Intense fighting prevented investigators reaching the crash site of mh17 for the second day running. Much more substantial
sanctions will come into place across broad sectors of the russian economy. Two americans are fighting a for their lives. The spread of a dangerous illness like ebola is no longer somebody elses progress. Now threemonth examination by the New York Times clams t