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in the push to win crucial votes. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. nurses are likely to take their first ever national strike action according to their union. the royal college of nursing is still counting ballot papers returned by its 300,000 members but says those counted so far suggest support for strike action, possibly before christmas. the rcn wants a 5% pay increase above the rate of inflation. nurses working in accident & emergency and critical care would be exempted from striking to maintain services. the government said nurses should "carefully consider" the impact o...

electricity and water. at least 19 people have died after a passenger plane crashed into lake victoria in tanzania while attempting to land in stormy weather — twenty—six of the 43 people on board were initially rescued. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are ros altman the former conservative pensions minister and parliamentary journalist, tony grew. let's start with the metro, which reports on the death of a 17—year—old boy in halifax, who passed away on bonfire night after an incident involving fireworks. the ti...

the energy company, shell, has reported another quarter of huge profits. injust three months it made more than £8 billion — the second—largest report in its history. and we head to a village near gateshead on the hunt for an unusual visitor which is becoming a social media star. politicians in northern ireland have until midnight tonight to restore the power sharing executive — or face new elections. members of the northern ireland assembly will hold a special sitting aimed at appointing a new speaker — the first step in forming a new devolved government — but the bid is e...

more than £8 billion — the second—largest result in its history. and australia's national football team criticises qatar's human rights record — less than a month before the emirate hosts the world cup. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has accused russian commanders of "craziness" in their efforts to capture a town in the east of the country. bakhmut — which sits in the donetsk region has been the centre of russian attacks for months. meanwhile, in the south, ukrainian forces advancing on the city of k...

the royal british legion launches its poppy appeal this morning. we will be talking to veterans and families of veterans throughout the programme. a night of drama in the champions league. antonio conte is sent off after tottenham are denied a late winner by var, a goal that would have see them progress to the last 16. good morning. after a bright start in the north, some heavy rain, some of which is sundry in the south, is going to push northwards. it will brighten up behind that and it will be blustery but mild. all of the details later in the programme. it's thursday the 27th of o...