内容摘要："Clearly, too many people are waiting too long to access hospital services," said chief executive Dr George Findlay, adding: "I wish to apologise to everyone who continues to wait for treatment at one of our hospitals."

"Clearly, too many people are waiting too long to access hospital services," said chief executive Dr George Findlay, adding: "I wish to apologise to everyone who continues to wait for treatment at one of our hospitals."

"We are lucky, people are quite willing to take that walk," Ms Mason said.The Treasury Committee report comes after cash campaigner

for not accepting cash at ice cream kiosks on Bournemouth seafront.BCP said the cashless system meant shorter queues, reduced costs and fewer break-ins.Tens of thousands of pensioners are unlikely to receive their Winter Fuel Payments before the end of the year as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been grappling with a growing backlog of new claims for Pension Credit, analysis by BBC Verify suggests.

There has been a surge in applications for Pension Credit since Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in July that Winter Fuel Payments for this year would be mainly limited to those receiving Pension Credit.There was a backlog of 90,000 unprocessed claims as of mid-November with around 9,000 being processed each week,

With a likely similar amount of new applications each week since then, there is a risk that there will still be a backlog of tens of thousands by the end of the year.

The DWP said it had deployed 500 additional staff to speed up processing.For the next three days, open floor hearings will take place as part of the Planning Inspectorate's examination of the

The £800m farm would cover 1,000 hectares (2,471 acres) of countryside north of Woodstock, west of Kidlington and west of Botley.It is considered a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project, meaning the application must be considered by the government, not local councils.

, with developer Photo Vault Development Partners saying large-scale solar energy is crucial to meet the UK's climate targets, while local politicians and opponents calling it a cause of concern.Campaigners also want Blenheim Palace, which owns 90% of the land, to use its influence to press for 2% of the project's annual revenue, instead of the proposed 0.2%, to be allocated to benefit local communities.