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gently encourage him. he recognises somebody's there. he got you through, good man! good boy, well done! good boy. we spent another three weeks learning and practicing routes together, but it all paid off — we passed our assessment with an independent supervisor with ease. good boy. on 20th december trainee gd sean became qualified guide dog sean and just in time for christmas too. we had made it! sean dilley and sean doggie, bbc news! the bbc sound of music prize has a pretty good track record in spotting future stars of the industry. previous winners include adele, stormzy and ellie goulding. so, now you may want to listen to the last dinner party, because the group has just been named the sound of 2024. they're an all—female rock band who released their debut single

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Breakfast

government can justify this, these companies can cancel trains the night before and face no detriment to their contract. they're not accountable to the travelling public and yet we see that the fares that people have to pay. if youlike at avanti west people have to pay. if youlike at ava nti west coast, people have to pay. if youlike at avanti west coast, betweenjuly people have to pay. if youlike at avanti west coast, between july and september, just 39% of their trains ran on time. how can that company possiblyjustify ran on time. how can that company possibly justify that appalling level of service? they reduced the time table between london and manchester to one train an hour and they said they were doing that to bring stability and certainty to the service. on their own terms, they have failed. i service. on their own terms, they have failed-— have failed. i want to draw your attention to _ have failed. i want to draw your attention to the _ have failed. i want to draw your attention to the upcoming i have failed. i want to draw your i attention to the upcoming nurses' strikes on 15th and 20th december. an interesting interview with wes streeting, he said, of the bma, they are living on another planet, they're hostile to idea of

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services there, the police, ambulance and fire service, regarded this as a very serious incident. those people have been taken to hospital, we don't know if they are adults or children, or both, and they are in a critical condition. jon donnison, thank you. bbc news will keep you updated as more emerges on that particular story. the royal college of nursing has said it would suspend a strike by its members this week, if the government agreed to take part in pay negotiations. nurses in england, wales and northern ireland are due to hold the first of two walk—outs this thursday — with further action planned on 20th december. ministers have insisted they will not engage in talks over pay and will stick to the current 4.75% pay rise offer recommended by an independent review. a minute's silence will be observed in jersey tomorrow after a suspected gas explosion destroyed a block of flats, killing at least five people. it's feared that number will rise as more bodies are discovered. danjohnson reports from st helier.

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prospects and the people of chester, the city of chester have given a huge message to the conservatives that they want change and they want a labour government. mike lynch of the rmt union has said the government would "hopefully put an offer on the table to end rail strikes". he made the comments on the way to a meeting with rail minister huw merriman. mr lynch said he would have to take back any offer to his members — although he expected the offer to be "modest". the rmt is carrying out two 48 hour strikes in december — on the 13th and 14th and 16th and 17th. it�s part of a wave of industrial action across the country. members of the royal college of nurses are striking on the 15th and 20th december. and royal mail workers are on the strike for six dates in december. let�s hear from mick lynch on his way into the meeting with the government this morning. we have not had a structure in which we negotiate, they have never put on offer on the table, so hopefully,

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Newsday

stories in the headlines. the uk has seen one of the biggest days of strike action of the year by tens of thousands of workers angry about their pay and conditions. workers at schools, universities, and at royal mail said they felt they had no choice but to take action. and nurses have becoming the latest group, by announcing they will strike on 15th and 20th december. the lower house of the russian parliament has unanimously passed a law banning all material the authorities deem to be lgbtq propaganda. the ban broadens previous legislation aimed at children. twitter�s new owner, elon musk has just announced an �amnesty�* for many banned twitter accounts, after carrying out a poll on the platform. more than 3.1 million twitter users took part in the poll and 72 percent voted in favour of the amnesty. the twitter account of former us president donald trump was reinstated last week

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northern ireland southern scotland will stay dry throughout. winds lightest in the south, we need to the north and west, gusts of 60 mph through the day but everyone seen temperatures up a bit on recent days. feeling pleasant in the sunshine and further south where the winds are lightest. 0vernight, after a clear start for many, cloud increases in the west, breeze picks up, ten pitches will rise but further east chilly start the weekend. a quick look at some of the city forecasts in the west first of all, cloudy and wet saturday, much drier and brighterfor all, cloudy and wet saturday, much drier and brighter for sunday. eastern areas clowning over to saturday, many will stay dry but a wet start for some on sunday before the sun comes out later.— the sun comes out later. thank you. we will see — the sun comes out later. thank you. we will see you _ the sun comes out later. thank you. we will see you later. _ the royal college of nursing will hold its first uk—wide strike in its 106—year history next month, in a dispute over pay. nursing staff in england, wales and northern ireland will strike on 15th and 20th december. they�*ll still provide emergency care, but routine services will be

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this is bbc news i'm xxx. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11... the biggest walk—out in nhs history, as nurses announce two days of strikes on 15th and 20th december in a row over pay. the court of appeal has rejected a claim by campaigner heidi crowther that the abortion rules around down syndrome in great britain are discriminatory. syndrome in great britain i syndrome in great britain am very upset not to win i am very upset not to win again but i will keep on fighting because we have already informed and changed hearts and minds. ukraine struggles with power cuts as russia continues its airstrikes. its still 0—0 at half in wales' historic game against iran in the men's football world cup.

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to the supreme court and if needs be further to the ultimate authority at the moment, the court in strasbourg. robin van reporting. ——robin brant reporting. nurses in england, wales and northern ireland will strike just before christmas in what is set to be their biggest walk—out in nhs history. the royal college of nursing has announced strikes across two days. the walk—outs will happen on the 15th and 20th december from 8.00am to 8.00pm. it's a dispute over pay. the government says the nhs has tried and tested plans in place to minimise disruption and ensure the nhs continues to operate. joining me now... joining me now is lucy shapcott, she's an a&e nurse in somerset and voted for strike action welcome and tell me why voted for strike action. i welcome and tell me why voted for strike action-— strike action. i voted for strike action because _ strike action. i voted for strike action because i _ strike action. i voted for strike action because i felt _ strike action. i voted for strike action because i felt that - strike action. i voted for strike action because i felt that we . strike action. i voted for strike - action because i felt that we didn't really have any options less to make the government listen to what we have been telling them i guess for years now in that we are losing staff and we haven't had inflation pay, pay above inflation, with

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match against iran, which kicks off injust under an hour. meanwhile, their group b rivals england are looking to earn enough points to qualify for the final 16 in their match against the usa this evening. and sharing deepfake pornographic images without consent is to be criminalised in england and wales. hello. and welcome. nurses in england, wales and northern ireland will strike just before christmas in what is set to be their biggest walk—out in the nhs's history. the royal college of nursing has announced strikes across two days. those walk—outs will happen on 15th and 20th december from 8am to 8pm. it's a dispute over pay.

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the headlines, if you had a routine appointment on one of those strike dates, the 15th or the 20th of december, or if you were no or a loved one are due to be in hospital over the christmas period, and are worried about when this might affect your discharge, get in touch on twitter, @annitabbc and use #bbcyourquestions. police are failing to investigate complaints and support victims of stalking, a decade after it was made a specific offence, according to charities. a bbc freedom of information request has found at least four forces in england have failed to employ a single point of contact for stalking, despite a government requirement to do so. abi smitton reports. two families united in loss, together in memory of their daughters. gracie spinks and alice ruggles were both tragically murdered. in the months and weeks before their deaths, they�*d reported suspected stalkers to the police.

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