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in the push to win crucial votes. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. nurses are likely to take their first ever national strike action according to their union. the royal college of nursing is still counting ballot papers returned by its 300,000 members but says those counted so far suggest support for strike action, possibly before christmas. the rcn wants a 5% pay increase above the rate of inflation. nurses working in accident & emergency and critical care would be exempted fro...

electricity and water. at least 19 people have died after a passenger plane crashed into lake victoria in tanzania while attempting to land in stormy weather — twenty—six of the 43 people on board were initially rescued. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are ros altman the former conservative pensions minister and parliamentary journalist, tony grew. lets start with the metro, which reports on the death of a 17—year�...

the energy company, shell, has reported another quarter of huge profits. injust three months it made more than £8 billion — the second—largest report in its history. and we head to a village near gateshead on the hunt for an unusual visitor which is becoming a social media star. politicians in northern ireland have until midnight tonight to restore the power sharing executive — or face new elections. members of the northern ireland assembly will hold a special sitting aimed at a...

more than £8 billion — the second—largest result in its history. and australias national football team criticises qatars human rights record — less than a month before the emirate hosts the world cup. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has accused russian commanders of "craziness" in their efforts to capture a town in the east of the country. bakhmut — which sits in the donetsk region has been the centre of...

the royal british legion launches its poppy appeal this morning. we will be talking to veterans and families of veterans throughout the programme. a night of drama in the champions league. antonio conte is sent off after tottenham are denied a late winner by var, a goal that would have see them progress to the last 16. good morning. after a bright start in the north, some heavy rain, some of which is sundry in the south, is going to push northwards. it will brighten up behind that and ...

at least 200 vehicles were involved in the crash. a major clear—up operation is under way. you are watching bbc news. good to have you with us. now on bbc news, its time for review 2022. and one story thats led news bulletins in the uk throughout the year has been rising prices and their impact. victoria valentine, along with our team of economics and business correspondents, have been reflecting on the causes and consequences of the squeezed economy and the cost of living. when big ...

heatwaves and a mild autumn and spring. hello, welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me, rachel cunliffe, senior associate editor at the new statesman, and claire cohen, journalist and author. we will say hello properly to both in just a minute. we will say hello properly to both injusta minute. first, though, lets take a look at those actual front pages. with fresh strikes expected in the new year and reports of new anti—strike laws, the fin...

hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. twitter�*s new owner elon musk has defended his decision to sack about half the workforce without warning. mr musk tweeted that hed had no choice when the social media platform was losing more large sums of money. and hes insisted twitter�*s commitment to content moderation remains unchanged, despite the loss of key staff. in an interview, elon musk revealed that twitter was losing around four million dollars a day ...

details in the programme. its saturday the fifth of november. our main story: passengers are being warned to expect significant disruption on the railways today, despite strike action being called off. tens of thousands of rail workers had been due to walk out in the long—running dispute over pay and working conditions. strikes planned for monday and wednesday have also been cancelled, as negotiations between the rmt union and train operators are stepped up. our business corresponden...

the independent lead story is that the home office is targeting places of worship to advise migrants with insecure statuses to return to their countries of origin. the sunday times leads on a global gang who are hacking vip emails, including critics of the qatar world cup. the sunday express leads on the prime ministers announcement that the uk will enjoy an additional bank holiday — on may 8th next year — to celebrate the coronation of king charles iii. we have the sunday people w...