In the headlines
“Is that all we get for £12bn?” asks the Mail, after Health Secretary Sajid Javid admitted that NHS waiting lists will grow for two more years despite April’s “huge” hike in national insurance. The backlog of people waiting for treatment is already at six million. Oil giant BP has dismissed calls for a windfall tax on fossil fuel companies, despite racking up profits of nearly £10bn in 2021 – its biggest haul in eight years. The company’s finance chief says it has “more cash than we know what to do with”. Adele celebrated winning Artist of the Year at the Brit Awards by taking a swipe at the new “gender neutral” categories, in which men and women compete against each other. “I understand why this has changed,” said the singer, who also won best song and best album. “But I really love being a woman.”