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its five weeks since nurses first went on strike this winter. yet theres no resolution in sight. in fact, the dispute is only intensifying. nurses are taking industrial action at even more nhs trusts today than they did before christmas. we want to make nursing a safe and sustainable profession for all. we want our colleagues and the patients we care for to receive the care they deserve. nurses at 55 trusts in england are on strike today and tomorrow. next month, the industrial action ...

good morning from the cooper box arena, where the stage is set for the wheelchair rugby league world cup. elsewhere, champions league history is made by the 17—year—old manchester city player rico lewis, on the final night of group stage matches. good morning. we have had some heavy overnight rain pushing southwards and eastwards. it will take its time to clear from the far south—east today, but behind it we are looking at sunshine and showers. strong winds in the north of scotla...

move closer to shore what you can do to avoid what lies beneath. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening im tom llamas in for lester tonight we begin with breaking news massive ground stops and delays across some of the countrys biggest airports, making the holiday travel chaos even more complicated. a difficult summer travel season is now going from challenging to worse before the severe weather even moved in, americans facing a rare combination of hig...

Norah plus the new Tornado Threat tonight. The Cbs Evening News starts now. Tonight, tens of millions of americans are in the path of dangerous storms from texas to vermont. Good evening, im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. Its a fourth straight day of Severe Weather bringing destructive wind, flooding, and tornadoes. Several twisters touched down last night in the hawkeye state, including one with winds up to 165 Miles Per Hour. And the scope of the devastation is heartbreaking....

Friday marked what would have been the 115th birthday of Columbus native Walter Lanier “Red” Barber, who is considered by many to be one of the “all-time greats” of sports broadcasting.

I have now decided the time is right for me to move on from radio two. hes a broadcasting legend — well be talking about ken bruce, as he announces his decision to move on from radio 2 after more than three decades. and winterwatch is back to take us behind the scenes with some stunning wildlife. well speak to michaela strachan and chris packham. in around half an hour well get the latest inflation figures, which tell us how much prices are going up, or down, by. hannah is in the yorkshire dal...

With family and friends, and a chance, if only for one evening, to replace cost of living gripes and groans with the happier sounds of oohs and ahs. john maguire, bbc news. later on this morning, broadcasting legend, sir michael parkinson will be here on the sofa talking about his passion for sport, and i think a lot of us may be remember some of his interviews, and obviously this is mohamed ali, with huge sporting stars, but his new book is about where his passion for sport came from as a young...

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Legendary broadcaster Red Barber took a chance on Scully when he asked him to be an announcer for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Three years later, Scully was the voice of the World Series.