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 from striking to maintain services. the government said nurses should carefully consider the impact on patients. and as our health editor hugh pym reports, other health workers could also soon be staging industrial action. possible strike action is already looming in parts of the nhs in scotland. members of two unions, including ambulance staff at the gmb, have voted for walk outs. though they have called for talks with members. gmb members have voted to reject that pay offer, so we are currently
Than nine months away. Good morning. For england and wales today we are looking at rain or showers. In scotla nd looking at rain or showers. In scotland and Northern Ireland, sunshine and showers. Some of them will be wintry. It will feel cold. More in ten minutes. Good morning. Its thursday, the 3rd of december. Our top story. The first doses of the Pfizer Biontech Coronavirus Vaccine will arrive in britain within hours. A Mass Vaccination Programme will Begin Next Week, after the uk became the first country in the world to approve the jab yesterday. Andy moore has the details. The uk has become the first country in the western world to authorise the use of a vaccine. At a press conference, Vaccine Development was once again compared to a train coming down the track. The train has now slowed down safely. It has now stopped in the station, and the doors have opened. That was the authorisation by the mhra. What we need now is for people to get on that train and travel safely to their de
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