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up to a million households in england, scotland and wales could be paid to use less electricity this evening, as part of a scheme to avoid blackouts. would you switch off your oven or avoid using the washing machine to get a discount? get in touch with me. california police say the gunman suspected of killing ten people near los angeles was a 72—year—old man, who shot himself dead as they tried to apprehend him. former employees of the welsh rugby union have told the bbc about a "t...

Financial year beginning in april. but unions say any talks most folk on the current pay deal. mike is a paramedic. you have been working for 13 years. a lot of the focus is on pay but also, according to you, conditions. paint a picture of what life is like? for conditions. paint a picture of what life is like?— life is like? for almost two years it has become _ life is like? for almost two years it has become commonplace - life is like? for almost two years it has become commonplace to l life...

Unions are walking out today, mainly in the midlands, north of england and wales. london and the south—west are also affected. for specialist paramedic tom, its a frustrating time. hes been in thejob for six years and loves it, but says the past six months have been increasingly challenging. recently, certainly in the last couple of years, really exacerbated in the last six months, thisjob has become very, very difficult. we are all very, very tired. the pressure on services, nhs wide, but als...

This to try to make things better in the future, to try to make the system — the future, to try to make the system work more efficiently, and -et system work more efficiently, and get it _ system work more efficiently, and get it back — system work more efficiently, and get it back to how it used to be. thank— get it back to how it used to be. thank you _ get it back to how it used to be. thank you. no progress has been made on the current negotiations. that has led to a stringer for the s...

As the conservative party chair, despite coming under pressure over claims he tried to avoid tax. on saturday, he released a statement in which he confirmed he had paid money to settle a dispute with the tax office. he said it was to do with shares hed given his dad for helping him to found the polling company yougov. he said that hmrc had "disagreed about the exact allocation" and that he had chosen to settle the matter and pay what they said was due. he said hmrc had concluded this was a carel...

Workers are calling for a 10.5% pay rise. the governments in england and wales have given nhs staff an average of 4.75% as recommended by the independent nhs pay review body. that is currently half the rate of inflation. backdating next years pay rise to january is thought to be one option being explored. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! not all union member ambulance staff, including paramedics, call handlers and support workers, will strike at once. under trade union law, em...

But first, katherine da costa joins us from bristol. morning. 0ne morning. one of the unions has been asked about striking on a day with such bad weather conditions, asked whether that was justifiable. whatever people the picket lines are said you there?— whatever people the picket lines are said you there? good morning. these are unison members. _ said you there? good morning. these are unison members. they _ said you there? good morning. these are unison members. they are - said you there? g...

Bankers at goldman sachs. all sorts of relationships to untangle. when you bring the two together, the big problem for rishi sunak this morning is, when he stood here and became prime minister, he used the words professionalism, integrity and accountability. he said they would be bywords for his government. he will face questions this morning about whether the drip of mr zahawis tax affairs, the questions over the appointment of richard sharp by the government as bbc chairman, whether those all ...

As ambulance drivers. those on strike have stressed that they will and are responding to the most serious calls. a short time ago we saw an ambulance with eight sirens, responding to one of those call—outs. the row that the workers here have, members of the unite union, 1000 of them taking action today, is with the labour welsh government, who are offering a similar pay deal as that offered by the uk government in england, but they say they are also offering an extra one—off payment to healt...