Rmt Strike News Today

on the nhs this winter is intolerable the family of a british couple killed in a helicopter crash in australia say theyre heartbroken. archie! touch! and why a shortage of volunteer puppy trainers means visually impaired people are having to wait longer to get a guide dog. and coming up on the bbc news channel, its a huge night of action in the premier league with arsenal looking to extend their lead at the top of the table to 10 points. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at 0...

energy bills say they urgently need a decision from the government on how it will help them this year. the current support is due to end in march, with no clarity yet on what will replace it. how brentfords brilliance left jurgen klopp frustrated as liverpool are well beaten. the urgent need to find more people willing to train guide dogs — and the lengthy wait for the blind and visually impaired people who desperately need them. walking with a cane is like walking with one hand tied...

to pay their respects to football legend pele, who died last week. archie. touch. and why a shortage of volunteer puppy trainers means visually impaired people are having to wait longer to get a guide dog. downing street has admitted that the nhs is facing an "unprecedented challenge" but insists the government is doing "everything possible" to ease pressure. senior doctors have spoken of the "unsustainable" pressure facing the nhs with some accident and emergency units described as be...

are among four people to die in a helicopter crash on australias gold coast — three others are critically injured. brazils new presidentjoins thousands of mourners paying their respects to football legend pele at the santos stadium. and coming up, weve been talking to a guide dogs charity thats recruiting for more volunteers to tackle a shortage of trainers. that afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. downing street has admi...

violation of all international norms, laws, and israels pledges to the american president. in the uk forfive days after the american president. in the uk for five days after industrial action by world workers. the last few minutes we have learned that kevin mccarthy has failed in his bid to become speaker of the house of representatives. these are like pictures from the capital hill could see mr mccarthy talking to colleagues, smiling a little as well but this will not have been what h...

paying the price for a perfect smile — dentists warn of the dangers and complications of heading abroad for cheaper treatment. and coming up on the bbc news channel... on the eve of the world athletics championships, we speak to britains new team captain natheneel mitchell blake. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. rishi sunak and penny mordaunt are still in the lead in the race to become the next prime minister after another candidate was eliminated from the contest thi...

Edmunds 22nd birthday Britains Laura Robson has been selected for tenniss Fed Cup Match in estonia next month. Robson has been chosen for her experience, even though tara moore is higher in the world rankings. Its anne keothavongs first Team Announcement since she took over as captain shes selected johanna konta, Heather Watson and jocelyn rae to make up the team. That is all, coming up in a moment, the papers, see you later. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bri...

On strike next friday. theyll turn down overtime next saturday and thats the same day as another rmt strike. another sticking point is the governments planned ticket office closures, which the union opposes, meaning a resolution to end the strikes still looks a long way off. lets go back to our breaking story. the former culture secretary, nadine dorries, has resigned as the conservative mp for mid bedfordshire. in a statement, she made a scathing attack on rishi sunak, accusing him of "demeanin...

The government and the industry say the rmt should put that offer to its members for a vote. the strike has seen around half of services cancelled across england, —— cancelled across england, including here at euston, with other services delayed and with the aslef union rejecting a pay offer for train drivers, travellers can expect further strikes ahead after todays walkout by the rmt. train drivers in the aslef union go on strike next friday. theyll turn down overtime next saturday and that...

Are needed to fund pay rises. we want a decent pay rise. were not greedy. we havent had an offer thats a clean pay rise without strings attached. and were not prepared to fund these very modest pay rises through job cuts and cuts to the services that will affect our members but will also affect the travelling public. the rail delivery group has offered rail workers a pay rise of 5% for 2022 and 4% for this year contingent on the proposed reforms. the government and the industry say the rmt shoul...