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. 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
we start with the situation in gaza. 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. these are the latest pictures from larnaca, in cyprus, where, as you can see, aid is being loaded onto a ship, which is due to depart in a couple of hours. earlier i spoke to hiba tibi she s the country director of care international palestine and she explained the challenges of getting aid into gaza. any plan that is being taken currently to increase aid in gaza is welcome. these are, unfortunately, a
of the israel gaza war. iam in i am in north yorkshire, where police say they were staggered to find an 11 year old boy behind the wheel of a car towing a suspected stolen caravan. and get me to the train on time one couple s rather unusual wedding day. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. it could be a championship winning weekend for unbeaten ireland. we will be at twickenham ahead of their six nations match against england. good evening. his actions cost more lives than they saved that s the conclusion of a report into a british spy who operated at the highest levels of the ira during northern ireland s troubles. violent conflict lasted for 30 years between loyalists, who wanted to remain part of the uk, and republicans, who wanted a united ireland. the ira killed people suspected of leaking secrets to the security forces. the troubles ended with the good friday agreement in 1998. today s report is about freddie scappaticci codenamed stakeknife