Programmes coming up ..
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Matt Rosser10:00am - 1:00pm
Matt says: "people who care for us - in hospitals, homes, wherever care is needed - are people we are lucky to have. If we didn’t acknowledge it before, we certainly do now and we mustn’t stop".
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Ernie Rowe1:00pm - 4:00pm
Ernie says: "I’ve experienced first-hand the astonishing level of care given by so many remarkable people in our NHS, despite near-impossible circumstances and the lack of pop-star wages".
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Nick Meir4:00pm - 7:00pm
Nick says "Caring is so much more than delivering practical essentials. Just ‘being there’ provides a tonic of companionship which we all crave as human beings. And that is why Care Radio is so important. Knowing you can switch on and listen to a friendly voice at any time, day or night, really does make a difference to those involved in receiving or giving care"
Today's Weather
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ScotlandThundery shower
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Wales
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South of England
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Northern Ireland
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North of England
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National & International News
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Streeting leaves No 10 after brief talks with Starmer as PM fights onWes Streeting has been to Downing Street for crunch talks that lasted less than 20 minutes this morning as the Prime Minister continues to fend off calls to resign.
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122m UK adults at risk of pension poverty in later life report estimatesAround 12.2 million adults across the UK are at risk of being unable to cover their basic financial needs in retirement, a report estimates.
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Some of UKs most popular sandwiches contain alarmingly high levels of saltSome of the UK’s most popular shop-bought sandwiches contain “alarmingly high” levels of salt, with one containing more than almost five McDonald’s cheeseburgers, according to a study.
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Sellers warned dont ask too much as almost half of properties fail to sellNearly half (44%) of UK homes listed on the property market in the past three years have failed to sell, research from a property website indicates.
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Cabinet ministers back Keir Starmer after he vows to fight onCabinet ministers came out of their meeting backing Sir Keir Starmer, after the Prime Minister vowed to fight on despite mounting calls for him to quit.
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Starmer leadership in peril as Cabinet ministers tell him to consider positionSir Keir Starmer faces the biggest leadership crisis of his premiership as Cabinet ministers including the Home Secretary reportedly urged him to consider his position and Government aides quit their posts.
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Graham Norton says UKs Eurovision entry is really great choiceGraham Norton has said the UK’s Eurovision song is “different to anything else we’ve ever entered”, as he hailed Look Mum No Computer as a “really great choice”.
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Sales of electric used cars up 32 to hit record levelSales of used pure electric cars reached a new high in the first three months of the year, figures show.
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Households to slam brakes on spending as Iran war sends cost surging warns EYConsumer spending is set to pull back sharply as an inflation spike caused by the Iran war takes its toll on household finances and the wider economy, according to a report.
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New driving test booking rules come into forceA ban on driving instructors booking tests has come into force as figures show average waiting times have increased to more than 22 weeks.