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it s thursday, the 6th of october. our main story. hundreds of thousands of nurses across the uk are being asked if they re willing to walk out over pay. the royal college of nursing is balloting its members for strike action for the first time in the union s 106 year history. the rcn wants a payrise of 5% above inflation, but no uk nation has offered close to that. our correspondent, caroline davies, has more. through the darkest days of the pandemic, the uk s nurses were some of the nation s heroes. now, they re being balloted to strike over pay. my love for it was to make a difference in people s lives. and that s why i am here. but then, sometimes when i look at it, it s like, is it really worth it? victoria is a mental health nurse in an nhs trust. after she came back from maternity leave, she went part time and receives universal credit because she says her pay wouldn t cover the cost of childcare if she worked full time. even now, she struggles. sometimes you end ....
Manchester united travel to cyprus in the europa league tonight, as the talk about the future of cristiano ronaldo, intensifies. he was kept on the bench, during sunday s 6 3 derby defeat, to manchester city. united boss, erik ten hag, said after the game, that he didn t bring on the five time ballon d or winner, out of respect . saturday night s, big fight between conor benn, and chris eubankjunior, is in serious doubt, after the, british boxing board of control, refused to sanction it, saying it wasn t, in the interests of boxing . it follows benn, returning, what is being called, an, adverse ana lytical finding, for trace amounts of a, fertility drug . promoters say, he has not been suspended. and remains free to fight in london, because his b sample, has yet, to be tested. however, without the blessing of, british boxing s, governing body, ....