congress. and i ll tell you why. who e-maited congress. and i ll tell you why. who e mailed me last night at nine o clock? e mailed me last night at nine o clock? the health secretary wants to see o clock? the health secretary wants to see me applause. colleagues, this is not about negotiations, but it is important that i negotiations, but it is important that i go negotiations, but it is important that i go and i tell them again why many that i go and i tell them again why many of that i go and i tell them again why many of you voted to reject the pay offer~ many of you voted to reject the pay offer~ ih many of you voted to reject the pay offer. in scotland our overwhelming strike offer. in scotland our overwhelming strike mandate forced scottish government into several rounds of negotiations without a single day of action applause. absolutely. i know some of you are frustrated absolutely. i know some of you are frustrated at not being able to join coll
he threatened me at one point and said, you know, boris, i don t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute, or something like that. it s another big week of industrial action from teachers, rail workers, and civil servants. we ll let you know how you might be affected. there was to be no hollywood ending for actor and wrexham co owner ryan reynolds, whose side came close to a memorable fa cup upset. welcome to you, me and the big c live! whoo. a special episode of a very special podcast you, me and the big c celebrates the life and legacy of two of its former hosts. good morning. for many of us today it will be dry with sunny spells, strong winds and showers from this morning evening. later the cloud will come in from the north west, introducing some rain. all the details throughout the programme. it s monday, the 30th of january. our main story. 5,000 extra hospital beds and 800 new ambulances will be rolled out in england this year in a bid to
In person classes this week due to a rise in illnesses among staff and students. School officials said the drop off in attendance was due to a mixture of viruses including covid 19 and influenza. And frances Education Minister announced the Country Will Ban Schoolchildren from wearing the abaya, a loose fitting full length robe worn by some muslim women, in state run schools when classes begin this month. My colleague Sumi Somaskanda spoke this week with us education secretary Miguel Cardona to discuss the challenges facing students and teachers heading Back To School. Secretary, thank you very much forjoining us again on bbc news. I want to start with affirmative action, because the Supreme Courts ruling effectively ended race conscious admissions in colleges and universities. And if you look at the state of california, the uc system hasnt been able to meet its racial diversity goals despite having ended race based admissions more than two decades ago. So how do you make sure that sch
defending his role at the inquiry which is looking at how political decisions were made. mr sunak has been accused by some of putting the economy before lives. the main criticism centres around his month long eat out to help 0ut scheme in august 2020. diners received 50% off meals out on mondays, tuesdays and wednesdays, paid for by the government. it cost the treasury £840 million. at the time, rishi sunak said it would protectjobs in the hospitality industry and boost the economy. but one analysis suggests the benefit to the industry was comparatively small compared to other measures. the scheme started in august. you can see covid was on the rise from september but we don t know for certain why. people were mixing more, with schools and workplaces reopening too. here s our health reporter, jim reed. mine too. that and the yakisoba, depends on the mood i m in. back in the summer of 2020, the then chancellor brought his flagship policy to the table. eat out to help 0ut subs