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Service in england. with many a&e departments unable to keep up with demand — and long waits for other medical care, rishi sunak said he recognises the system is under enormous pressure.the opposition, labour party, said todays meeting heres our political correspondent, ben wright. around a0 of englands nhs managers were summoned to no 10 for this saturday meeting, a chance to share their thoughts with ministers under pressure. how bad is the nhs crisis? it is the worst for years and the gover...

Were unable to show any emotion in that moment. buckingham palace will be watching what harry has to say in the coming days, but for now there is no official response — a position that is unlikely to change. daniela relph, bbc news. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has called for bold and radical action after his emergency meeting with health leaders in downing street. he held crisis talks to discuss ways of relieving pressure on the nhs, which is struggling to cope with patient numbers. here ...

Position that is unlikely to change. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has described his emergency meeting with health leaders as highly valuable. he held crisis talks to discuss ways of relieving pressure on the nhs, which is struggling to cope with patient numbers. afterwards he called for bold and radical action. here is our political correspondent ben wright. ambulances stuck outside hospitals, emergency departments struggling to cope, a shortage of hospital beds, 7 million people on waiting ...

Prime minister rishi sunak has spent the day holding meetings with health leaders in downing street — to try to tackle what the government has called "the most crucial challenges" facing the national health service. pressure is building on ministers to act after another week of headlines about long waiting times, ambulance delays and doctors concerns. heres our political correspondent, ben wright. around a0 of englands nhs managers were summoned to no 10 for this saturday meeting, a chance to ...

Before the pandemic. what do we want? fair pay! compounding the crisis now are strikes. trade unions were not at todays meeting, and so far ministers are refusing to discuss this years current pay deal for ambulance drivers and nurses, who both plan further walk—outs later this month. and earlier our political correspondent, ben wright, joined us to explain whether todays meeting could help find any solutions. everybody recognises the system is under pressure. its very difficult getting an app...

But politically, the government needs to look like its doing something to tackle the problems that patients are facing. well, the concern is that this is just another talking shop and we know what the problems are in the health service. we know that waiting times and waiting lists have been at an all time high, and that was true before the pandemic. what do we want? fair pay! compounding the crisis now are strikes. trade unions were not at todays meeting, and so far ministers are refusing to dis...

Valuable part to them. the rest of the vehicle would just be crushed and disposed of. interpol says vehicles like these often end up in congo or countries such as kenya or uganda because of the demand for right—hand drive vehicles. the organisation is now working with african ports to help clamp down on this crime which, it says, has become too easy for criminals. as for the wilsons, they are still deciding whether or not to replace their car forfear of it happening again. gabby colenso, bbc n...

He will probably be the weakest speaker in the modern history of the country and he will be held hostage to these 2021 radical republicans. the divisions may be resolved for the moment, but the next two years will be a rocky ride for the new speaker, as he presides over a deeply fractured party. gary odonoghue, bbc news, washington. the uks prime minister and health secretary have been meeting leaders of nhs organisations and medical experts in downing street to try to tackle the ongoing challen...

Labour said todays meeting was a talking shop, and that patients deserve more. heres our political correspondent ben wright. around a0 of englands nhs managers were summoned to no 10 for this saturday meeting, a chance to share their thoughts with ministers under pressure. how bad is the nhs crisis? it is the worst for years and the government knows it needs to get a grip of it. the new prime minister faces an early test, with senior doctors warning the nhs is on a knife edge. these pictures wer...