Get in touch, here is the news. Retail sales fell more than expected last month partly because of the wet weather. The office for National Statistics say they were down by 1. 2 in july. Statistics say they were down by 1. 2 injuly. More than a quarter of sales for online, the highest level since february last year. The treasury has told banks and Building Societies they will be fined if they dont provide sufficient access to cash. Free cash withdrawal should be available three miles in rural areas and one mile with in urban areas. The system to allocate Liver Transplant is weighted to much towards older people. Figures show younger people are waiting four times longer on average than those over 60. The nhs said its Computer Algorithm saves lives. The top official on maui has resigned. He says he is stepping down for health reasons. He has been criticised in the wake of the wildfires which have killed 111 people. Residents of maui has had a stronger response would have saved lives. We a
Where president Volodymyr Zelensky says a russian guided bomb has hit a Blood Transfusion Centre in the north east, causing casualties. He says rescuers are at the scene in the town of kupiansk where there are dead and wounded. The reported strike came shortly after kyiv said missiles had hit a facility which manufactures engines for aircraft and helicopters in the countrys west. In a tweet, president zelensky said so far, theres been no comment from russia. Our ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse is in kyiv. If there is accuracy to president zelensky s claim, it appears once again a medical building has come in harms way. Weve seen it before with a Maternity Hospital in the besieged city of Mariupol Last year. Weve seen it in a Mental Health hospital in dnipro just a few months ago. This is a war that is synonymous with civilian areas, with cities being directly targeted. Now, in president zelensky s tweet, he says, this war crime alone says everything about russian aggression. He
be fresher but brighter. your full forecast here on breakfast. it s friday 30th june. our main story today. a formal pledge for thousands more doctors and nurses is being unveiled by the nhs in england. the 15 year plan is backed by more than £2 billion of government funding. there ll be a greater emphasis on apprenticeships, and five year medical degrees could be shortened by 12 months. but labour has accused the government of adopting its ideas, and said the move had come a decade too late. here s our health correspondent dominic hughes. does daniel represent the future of the nhs workforce? he s what s known as an apprentice operating department practitioner learning on the job about how to be a scrub nurse in an operating theatre. his apprenticeship at royal derby hospital is backed up by a university degree, and for daniel, it s the ideal foundation on which to build a career in the nhs. i train and practise within the trust itself, so i am able to work alongside othe
satellite image, a deep area of low pressure that has been working its way eastwards through the course of the day. for many, under leaden skies it was the colours of autumn lifting proceedings. but it s not just the cloud and rain, it s the wind today, and it is windy certainly through irish sea coast, the west scotland, north of england and eastern scotland as well. gales or severe gale force gusts with met office warning is in force. for the next few hours the band of rain is still with us across parts of eastern scotland, the north of england and through wales and drifting eastwards, eventually reaching the south east. further west, the heavy rain has cleared but heavy showers are now in play and once again windy and perhaps the odd rumble of thunder. this evening, the rain still with us in the south east, lingering here overnight tonight and into tomorrow. elsewhere some clear skies will stop once again a few showers and perhaps longer spells of rain in the far north. te