NHS 'transformation' - and country reacts to Hoy's diagnosis
· BBC NewsThe Times previews the Budget, reporting that a billion pounds will be used to fund the start of a "council housing revolution", external in England. The paper says the deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, has secured the "boost" from the Treasury - and will use it to build thousands of homes. The money is apparently being considered as a "down payment" ahead of far bigger sums next spring.
The Daily Telegraph warns the Chancellor that making changes to inheritance tax could "backfire.", external The paper says the adjustments that Rachel Reeves is reported to be considering would "not raise money" and would instead "increase bureaucracy for thousands of bereaved families". According to the paper, Ms Reeves may opt to extend from seven to 10 years the amount of time someone must stay alive after giving a gift to avoid inheritance tax being charged.
The Guardian reports on the government's 10-year plan for the NHS in England, external. Privacy campaigners tell the paper that proposals for new digital medical records -all stored on the NHS app on people's smartphones - could become a target for hackers. Writing for the paper, the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, seeks to reassure, insisting that all patient data will be "protected and anonymised".
The i newspaper warns there's a "significant" gap in the UK's air defences, external which could leave the country unable to protect itself from a missile attack. With growing instability in the Middle East and increasing aggression from Russia, three former Conservative defence ministers tell the paper that the UK needs its own version of Israel’s Iron Dome defence system. The paper reports that it comes after RAF Typhoons were unable to shoot down ballistic missiles fired into Israel from Iran.
The Daily Mail uses its front page to launch a new campaign, calling for asbestos to be removed, external from all public buildings in the UK - starting with hospitals, and thousands of schools. The paper quotes solicitors representing people with asbestos-related cancers, who say it is "outrageous" the toxic material is still present in so many school buildings.
Ambulance crews in England are being told to leave patients in hospital corridors after 45 minutes, according to both the Times, external and the Telegraph, external. The "drop and go" system, which is already used in London, is said to be "causing friction" in A&E departments. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine warns patients are being "dumped" without proper handovers, putting the vulnerable at risk. The London Ambulance Service says patient safety is paramount.
The Daily Mail also reports on another Downing Street reshuffle - of the paintings in the Prime Minister's residence, external. After the outcry from Conservatives over Sir Keir Starmer's decision to move a portrait of Margaret Thatcher out of his office, the paper lists all the other paintings that have apparently been taken down - including those of Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh. Now it's the turn of William Shakespeare. The paper says an eighteenth century portrait of the Bard by the French artist Louis Francois Roubillac has been moved into storage. A "tragedy of errors" says the paper's editorial.
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