As you will know we have had huge Pay Cuts since 2008 but this marks a change in that trajectory. And if these communications break down, then we will be thinking about going back into dispute and striking again if we need to, but that is always a last Case Resort and something we dont want to have to do. The offer included a backdated Pay Rise for last year of 4 , on top of an existing Increase Worth an average of 9 , and for this year, an additional 6 increase, topped up with an extra 1,000, which comes to around 9 . It overall adds up to 22 . The government says Strike Action Byjunior doctors cost the nhs in england around 1. 7 billion. The Health Secretary welcomed the vote in favour of the deal. The Deal Weve reached with Junior Doctors is fair for them, but crucially fair for patients and the taxpayer because now we can draw a line under this bitter dispute, cut Waiting Lists and get our nhs notjust back on its feet, but fit for the future. Nhs managers and patients will be relieved that further health strikes are off the agenda in england. Around 1. 5 million appointments and operations were cancelled because of all industrial action by Nhs Unions since the end of 2022. The bma, though, has argued that there is still a long way to go to compensate for past inflation and their Campaign Isnt over. The Doctors Union agreed a Pay Deal with the Scottish Government last year and there werent any strikes. Junior doctors in wales have voted in favour of a pay offer. Theres an ongoing dispute in Northern Ireland. Hugh pym, Bbc News. The liberal Democrat Party conference closes in brighton later today with a Keynote Speech from Leader Sir Ed davey. Hell say that fighting to fix what he calls the broken nhs is what his party will prioritise above all other issues from now on. Lets go now to our political correspondent Hannah Miller, who is at the conference in brighton. Final day to day . Yes, and we expect Ed Davey to offer some words of hope to define his party as being one that has help as he seeks to offer opposition to the Labour Party while focusing attacks, as they have been for many months, on the conservative party. Im joined by the former president of the liberal democrats, sal brinton. The liberal democrats, you won really on three issues, sewage, the cost of living, health and social care. Looking around conference, do you think it is possible to keep immunity across a whole range of national issues that you had such a big presence in parliament . I such a big presence in parliament . Such a big presence in parliament . Such a big presence in arliament .. parliament . I am sure that is the Case Parliament . I am sure that is the case we parliament . I am sure that is the case. We have parliament . I am sure that is the case. We have 72 parliament . I am sure that is the case. We have 72 mps. Parliament . I am sure that is. The case. We have 72 mps who are finding their feet and learning what is going on but the big thing about conference has been the absolute confirmation of our strategy and the key issues we went with. There was a Yougov Poll of the top A0 policies from the top four parties in the election and the lib dem ones were the top eight, and of those, all of them including sewage was on the list. You have a Big Sewage was on the list. You have a big Role Sewage was on the list. You have a big role in sewage was on the list. You have a big role in developing international relations, particularly in europe. Do you feel the party is doing enough to push to improve relations with European Nations . The a with European Nations . The party has with European Nations . The party has a with European Nations . The party has a very with European Nations . The party has a very clear with European Nations . Tue party has a very clear plan about how we can move back towards Building Trust with the eu and the member states, to make sure we can start slowly to integrate again, things like the Erasmus Scheme for young people so they can travel as they used to be able to, ensuring we develop better trade relationships, we know trade relationships, we know trade with the eu has really dropped in the last five years, and then slowly, slowly, if everything is right both in the uk and eu, to talk about closer integration, but that is a long way away. The important thing is to rebuild trust in the uk that it is to rebuild trust in the Uk Thatitis is to rebuild trust in the uk that it is something we need to look at and trust in the eu with member countries utterly bemused about have left in the first place. D0 bemused about have left in the first place first place. Do you think the Labour Party first place. Do you think the Labour Party is first place. Do you think the Labour Party is taking first place. Do you think the Labour Party is taking any i Labour Party is taking any positive steps . T Labour Party is taking any positive steps . Labour party is taking any positive steps . I wish they were stronger, positive steps . I wish they were stronger, i positive steps . I wish they were stronger, i think positive steps . I wish theyl were stronger, i think there positive steps . I wish they. Were stronger, i think there is a change in tone and i think the Prime Minister going to meet other Prime Ministers in Italy And Germany as a helpful sign that the government is at least talking more than the previous government was. ne previous government was. One thin we previous government was. One thing we expect previous government was. One thing we expect to previous government was. One thing we expect to hear from Ed Davey later is talking about unseating more conservatives, becoming the official opposition. Is that really credible that the party could get more than 72 mps . T credible that the party could get more than 72 mps . I really believe so. Get more than 72 mps . I really believe so, partly get more than 72 mps . I really believe so, partly because get more than 72 mps . I really believe so, partly because we. Believe so, partly because we continue to campaign on the way we have been over the last ten years, developing these key themes. Most of our mps won because they were well embedded in their communities, people knew them, our cabinet reported back to them on issues that we knew people were worried about. If we continue on that and the conservatives do not sort themselves out, and at the Moment Everyone agrees it will take some time, we were told we would win more seats at the next election. T would win more seats at the next election. Next election. I want to ask Ou Next election. I want to ask you about next election. I want to ask you about diversity next election. I want to ask you about diversity in next election. I want to ask you about diversity in the i you about diversity in the party, something you have previously commissioned a review and into ethnic minority candidates in the party etc. Do you think the liberal democrats have a problem with that . T have a problem with that . I dont. It takes time to have a problem with that . T dont. It takes time to change the culture of how your Party Member Support notjust ethnic Member Support not just ethnic minorities Member Support Notjust ethnic minorities but others who are underrepresented in parliament, so disabled people, lgbt and in the past women. I am so proud we have almost 50 Women Mps in this round but we have more ethnic minority mps than ever and the same is true for disability and lgbt, so the long Term Plan is working, we are getting candidates notjust selected but selected for winnable seats.. winnable seats. Specifically on ethnic minority winnable seats. Specifically on ethnic minority candidates,. Ethnic minority candidates, does it need to be a greater priority . Does it need to be a greater riori .... priority . They all need to be a Riori Priority . They all need to be a priority because priority . They all need to be a priority because they priority . They all need to be a priority because they remain L Priority because they remain underrepresented in the House Of Commons as a whole and the House Of Commons needs to represent the uk. At the moment, it doesnt. Diddy, thank you moment, it doesnt. Diddy, thank you for moment, it doesnt. Diddy, thank You Forjoining moment, it doesnt. Diddy, thank You Forjoining us. Moment, it doesnt. Diddy, i thank You Forjoining us. Enjoy the rest of the conference, enjoy the moods and Ed Davey S Speech sal, thank you for joining us. Studio thank you very much, Hannah Miller at the liberal Democrat Conference in brighton. We will have full coverage of the Leader Sir Ed davey S Speech on the Bbc News channel this afternoon. Universities in england say Tuition Fees need to be increased in line with inflation to help prevent them from sliding into decline, and are calling for more government support. But students say they are already paying too much. In recent years, universities have admitted more international students who Pay Higherfees to make up for the fall in income, caused by the freeze in what Uk Students pay. But there has been a decrease in international students applying for Uk Student visas for this academic year. Changes to Visa Rules and a Currency Crash in nigeria mean the applications for Uk Study visas between january and august were about I7 down on the same period last year. Vanessa clarke reports on the challenges facing british universities. After a quiet summer, University Campuses are once again filling up. In manchester, more than 100,000 students are expected to descend on the city this month, and here at the manchester metropolitan, there will be more home students starting than ever before. Were enormously excited to be welcoming 10,000 new undergraduates. But in england, Vice Chancellors are calling for help as Tuition Fees remain frozen and international student numbers are down. For many institutions, were now at an inflection point. We can choose as a country what type of higher Education System we want. Currently, we have some of the best universities in the world. We deliver really great internationally rated teaching and research. If you want to carry on doing that, weve got to find ways of investing. Its not an easy time for universities. More than A0 are expecting to return a Budget Deficit this year, and theyre calling for a decision about how they will be funded long term. See you tonight, then. 0h, maybe another bowl of rice in proposals due to be released in the coming days, Universities Uk will call for a Tuition Fee Rise in england linked to inflation, as well as more investment from the government. They also want to see Maintenance Grants go up and access to Child And Adolescent Mental Health Services for students up until 25. But the idea of Tuition Fees going up did not go down well here. Such a big chunk of money that i can sort of log in and see that i owe the government at the moment, and the idea of spending more than that. If it werent for that, i would definitely be annoyed because im not, i am getting a lot of teaching, but im not getting like 10k worth. I wouldnt want it to go up like past 10k, i think thats. And itjust puts people off going to uni basically, and no one will go. The Department For Education in england says it has inherited a challenging set of circumstances and it will create a secure future for universities. But there are no easy options. We know that there really isnt very much public money available, and if there was, im not sure it would necessarily go to Higher Education. The next option is students, but its politically very difficult to put up Tuition Fees. Although if Tuition Fees were linked to inflation, arguably the Cost Isnt going up, the costs are staying the same. But making that argument is quite tricky. For many students, this week marks the start of their university experience. But outside of campus, the debate about whether the cost should be on the taxpayer or the student rolls on. Vanessa clarke, Bbc News, manchester. The Vice Chancellor of the university of East Anglia, professor david maguire, explained the importance of universities to the british economy. Uk universities are among the best in the world and they are incredible uk assets. A recent piece of work by london economic shows that each year universities add 265 billion to the uk economy. In context, the so called black Hole Rachel reeves identified was less than a tenth of that. For every 1 invested by the government, by the country, universities return 1a, so a major, major asset which contributes greatly to the economy. Unfortunately, in recent years the amount of money coming into universities has not kept pace with inflation so now undergraduate courses are running at a loss. The deficit is about 3 billion a year in the country and we are only getting about 90 of the cost into universities, so unless that addressed universities will not be able to deliver the really high standard of education which students deserve and we will lose international competitiveness. It is a really important point that needs to be addressed. Are there any other ways . Because some students say if the fees rise, they are already struggling with inflation so it will make what is already a difficult challenge to be able to study and get further education even more difficult. I entirely understand the perspective of students who obviously do not want to pay more and in some Cases Cant pay any more. There are three groups that benefit from Higher Education individual students, the state, the government and also employers. Amongst those three we have to work out a Formula To Fund University High Quality education. At the moment students are paying 16 of the cost. Sorry, the government is paying 16 of the cost, but that has fallen considerably, individual students are covering most of it and employers are not paying very much at all directly, only indirectly through taxes, so we need a rebalancing of the government to put more money in through the Block Grant and to support the notion of increasing fees so that at least the situation gets no worse. We are not rising the Fee Cap to get more money, we are just stopping the slide to the deteriorating position. But the government has challenges in terms of public finances, as we know, and it will not necessarily write a blank cheque. Is there another danger that if this becomes the case and fees go up, a University Education in the uk becomes elitist . I think that its a possibility, but we absolutely do not want to return to the situation of 30 or A0 years ago where only the wealthy and elites can go to university. It is a remarkable instrument of social mobility, of allowing people to further themselves through working hard and educating themselves. I think a wider point is the government benefits greatly from students. 0ver their working life, undergraduates pay 70,000 more tax than somebody who does not go to university, for a Postgraduate Student it is in excess of 150,000, for a Research Postgraduate Student it is three times that, so a lot of money is flowing into the exchequer and the government has to think about how we will address the current problem of stubborn low levels of economic growth or skills. Universities are the answer to that and we are asking for more money to support the countrys wishes to improve and grow. Professor david maguire. Indias Supreme Court has warned states they cannot demolish the homes of people accused of a crime. The tactic known as bulldozerjustice is increasingly used throughout the country. Critics say it unfairly targets minority communities, especially muslims. The Supreme Court will now issue new guidelines on property demolitions. 0ur South Asia correspondent Samira Hussain reports. 0vercome with grief. This was once her home. Now a pile of broken dreams. Three months ago, police accused her husband and ten others all muslim of having beef, prohibited in most indian states. The next morning, authorities bulldozed their homes, claiming they were illegal, built on public land. Translation what pains me the most is that i lost my daughter too. 16 year old zeenath died of pneumonia just weeks after their home was demolished. After their house was broken down, they were reduced to sleeping in here. They would cook food over on this side. They would sleep on this side. And when it rained and there was too much water coming in, they would go and find shelter somewhere else. Translation they already took my husband to jail. Why did they have to break my home . If they hadnt, my daughter would be alive. Convinced zeenath died because she had no protection from the monsoons. Not a one off recently, theres been a rise in demolitions. Critics say without prior notice and often targeting muslims. None of the Due Process is actually followed, which is why the Supreme Court has taken an interest in this. There is a system that the government must follow. There is a Due Process which it doesnt actually respect. They go about razing peoples homes for no reason other than the fact that these people are muslim. The government did not reply to our requests for comment, but has consistently rejected accusations it targets muslims. Translation show Me One Muslim who can say| i was innocent and has been a victim of injustice. Show me one. Nobody can say this. This social Media Video went viral last year muslim boys allegedly spitting on a hindu procession. Two days later, an announcement for the neighbourhood. The police will use the Harshest Punishment against them. Their home reduced to rubble. 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