have now infiltrated every sector of british society. and lights, camera, picket line. the actors join the writers at the barricades, after negotiations with the studios collapse. but first, to the pay award. over a million public sector workers, including teachers and doctors, will get a rise in this financial year of up to 7%. rishi sunak has agreed to honour the recommendations of the independent, pay review bodies. the deal covers 45% of the public sector. and on top of that pay award, the government has committed additional funding for schools above what was proposed in march and in addition to the £2 billion already given to schools in the autumn statement. the four teaching unions said that was a basis to call off strike action. which will be welcomed by parents up and down the land. however the junior doctors, who went on strike today, say it is not enough. their continued absence will make it almost impossible for the pm to meet his promise of cutting waiting lists.
years for sexually abusing a boy. after yesterday s apology from water companies about sewage in our rivers and seas, i m at a beach in devon which has just been given the official go ahead for bathing. and coming up on bbc news: one of the greatest comebacks. we are reflecting on sheffield wednesday s stunning play off penalty shoot out win to secure a shot at promotion. good afternoon. leaders of the world s most developed g7 economies who are gathered in hiroshima for a summit have promised new sanctions against russia. they said the measures would starve moscow of technology, industrial equipment, and services that supported its war against ukraine. the us is imposing around 300 new sanctions, while the uk has announced a ban on importing russian diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel. this morning, the g7 leaders laid wreaths at the memorial garden in hiroshima, at the site which was devastated by an atomic bomb in 191i5. ourfirst report this lunchtime is from our corres
pills in the ice. a short time ago a federaljudge in texas hold of the approval of the abortion pill method bridgestone and put the decision on hold for seven days to allow for the biden administration to appeal mifepristone. it was a short time after the ruling was made public, district courtjudge in washington issued a glittery ruling, partial preliminary injunction which prohibits the fda from immediately pulling the drug off the shelves. let s take a closer look. the drug mifepristone,, as a medical bulletin to go home and is than half of us pregnancy terminations. there was first approved for use more than 20 years ago in 2000. the lawsuit in texas was filed by the alliance for hippocratic medicine, an anti abortion organisation. and it was decided by judge matthew kacsmaryk, an appointee of former president donald trump. he cited several reasons for the ruling, including that the fda failed to consider the pyschological effects of the drug. we have a statement from a
in a statement, joe biden called it another unprecedented step in taking away basic freedoms from women and putting their health at risk. adding, if it stands, it would prevent women in every state from accessing the medication, regardless of whether abortion is legal in a state. earlier thejustice department had also announced that it will be appealing the court s decision and will look into separate ruling out of washington state. that ruling is seperate and contradictory to the one in texas, but was handed down about the same time. in a partialand preliminary injunction, the washington judge prohibited the fda from immediately pulling the drug off shelves. let s take a closer look at the medication. the drug, mifepristone, is a medicinal pill which can be taken at home. it s used in more than half of us pregnancy terminations, and was first approved for use more than 20 years ago in 2000. live now to mary ziegler, professor of law at uc davis in california. we know now
that is something i suppose. good evening, welcome to the next revolution . we are pro-worker, pro-family, pro-community especially pro-america. for once chuck todd had it right this morning. we now know that donald trump s 2016 election, which gave him three supreme court pics all who voted to overturn roe is easily the most consequential ever in our nations history. steve: a hugely consequential week for america as we saw two landmark rulings from the supreme court on guns and abortion. these are the most divisive issues in our country. people have deeply held views that go to the court, the identity, the humidity, their faith. the truth about these rulings even though they do have immediate real-world consequences is there less about the issues themselves and more about how and crucially where we make decisions about the issues. my personal views are abortion and guns are pretty mainstream according to the polls. you may agree with them and you may not. i m one american