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To offer more than the current 4.75% already on the table. in terms of retention and recruitment, itjust makes sense for the government to focus on paying a little bit more in terms of the pay that's available and give a bit of a better pay rise because it's more likely that more nurses will stay working for the nhs. but the department of health stays adamant that the rise nurses want is unaffordable and unfair to others in the public sector. meanwhile, the rcn is warning a fresh round of strikes will be announced next week if ministers don't give ground — meaning longer industrial action pe...

And offered 4.75% to staff in england, wales and northern ireland, and this is day one. if there is no breakthrough, a second strike is planned for next tuesday. catherine burns, bbc news. the government of peru has declared a 30—day nationwide state of emergency, as supporters of the ousted president, pedro castillo, continue to block some of the country's main roads and airports. mr castillo was impeached last wednesday, for alleged corruption, and detained, after attempting to dissolve congress. naomi choy smith reports. tanks and troops take over the streets in peru's second largest city...

Starting salaries for nurses in england arejust over £27,000. they can go up to almost £55,000 for the most senior nurses. but the rcn says the average for an established nurse is closer to 32,000. that is similar to average pay across the country. i do not know a nurse that does want to strike. there's not one of us that wants to be on those picket lines and withdrawing our labour. we are nurses. we want to be with our patients. david was due to have a pacemaker fitted today — that's now been postponed. i have sympathy with their financial situation. but you're in a profession where lives...

We want to be with our patients. david was due to have a pacemaker fitted today — that's now been postponed. i have sympathy with their financial situation. but you're in a profession where lives are at risk, i feel it's wrong to strike. the rcn is asking for a pay rise of 5% over inflation, which works out at 19%. the government says it's followed the recommendations of an independent nhs pay review body and offered 4.75% to staff in england, wales and northern ireland. yeah, they do deserve it, but maybe not as much as what we're asking for. i'm conflicted because i do have a lot of sympat...

Years' time, can i see _ myself still here? probably not, no. for its part, the government has offered nhs staff in england an average pay rise of 4.75% — in line with an independent pay review. but that review was carried out in february, when inflation was at 6.2%. for context, it�*s now at around io.7%. this is the message from health minister, maria caulfield. if we are to afford a 19% pay rise we can only do that because of borrowing and we've seen the effects of that over the weeks ago. 0r through taxation and i don't think that is appropriate with people struggling with the cost of ...