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good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. dockers at britain s largest container port, felixstowe, have gone on strike for the first time in three decades. it is the first of eight. almost 2,000 workers are taking part in the eight day action after rejecting a 7% pay offer. there are warnings that the strike will cause disruption to supply chains for shops and other retailers half of britain s container trade goes through the port in suffolk. the government says supply chains are resilient. here s our business correspondent marc ashdown. the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would normally be making sure essential goods find their way to households, but today, 1,900 members of the unite union are starting an eight day walk out. people are so angry now that a company who made £240 million profit over the last two years are unwilling to share that. well, when i say share it, unwilling to share it, in 2020, the same company paid out £99 million in
superintendent with greater manchester police. at around 3am this morning on sunday the 21st of august, emergency services received multiple calls about a disturbance at goose green. on arrival, we found at goose green. on arrival, we found a 17 year old male and 31 year old man with stab wounds receiving first aid for of the public before officers and paramedics took over. both males were taken to manchester royal infirmary, where sadly the 31 year old man succumbed to his injuries and died. i can confirm that male is rico burton. the 17 year old male remains in hospital with serious injuries. i would like to take this opportunity to pass on my sincere condolences to rico burton s family and friends and can i also praise the members of the public who stepped in and provided first aid. greater manchester police has launched a murder investigation and reckless officers are supporting both families. 21 year old was arrested at the scene and a short while later a 20 year old mal
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Are on the table. Diplomatic and financial leveraged willie backed up by a willingness to cou ntera ct willie backed up by a willingness to counteract north korean aggression with Military Action. And, an Unlikely Group of misfits are back together in the outer reaches of the universe. Find out what Jason Solomons made of Guardians Of The Galaxy volume 2, and the rest of the weeks cinema releases, in the film review. Its five oclock. Our main story a Breast Surgeon has been convicted of 17 counts of wounding with intent, and three of unlawful wounding, after carrying out a series of unnecessary operations. Nottingham crown court heard that ian paterson lied to patients, and exaggerated or invented the risk of cancer, to convince them to go under the knife. The 59 year old did so for what the jury was told were Obscure Motives which may have included a desire to earn extra money. Our first report is from our Health Correspondent dominic hughes. Surgeon ian paterson. Well liked and trust