traces of uranium arrived at london s heathrow airport last month. a star studded comeback for the golden globes in hollywood, as colin farrell picks up the best actor award for the dark comedy the banshees of inisherin. good morning and welcome to bbc news. thousands of ambulance workers in england and wales are walking out for the second time this winter in a dispute over pay. managers have warned the impact is likely to be worse than that of the strike held before christmas, saying pressure facing the nhs means it s in a more precarious position. well, in total, around 20,000 ambulance workers, including call handlers and ambulance dispatchers, are going on strike. two thirds of ambulance staff, from the gmb and unison unions, are involved in the industrial action. but bosses say they will still respond to the most urgent calls. gareth barlow reports. it s the second walk out by ambulance staff this winter. workers, including paramedics, emergency care assistants, ambulanc
and gmb also striking, around 750 across the northeast and yorkshire. i m next to the ambulances that will respond to any emergency category i calls, as has been agreed with the north east ambulance service. lee, you are one of the paramedics here today and your ambulance is here so what will your day be like? my day will be spent on the picket line but i will be responding to c 1 or life and limb calls. will it delay calls, you responding from the picket line? no. the response time will be the same from the picket line as any other day. jane, you have been talking to us this morning as to why you are here. remind us why it s so important for you to be on the picket line now. we are standing together as a united union to make the government see l that we need some funding - for the nhs and we need better pay to retain our staff, to let north east ambulance service
what is the mood on the picket line there? it’s what is the mood on the picket line there? , ., , what is the mood on the picket line there? , ., , , what is the mood on the picket line there? , ., , ., ., , there? it s really cold and damp this morning there? it s really cold and damp this morning but there? it s really cold and damp this morning but people - there? it s really cold and damp this morning but people here, l there? it s really cold and damp - this morning but people here, those who came out onto the picket line were angry and determined. around 1000 ambulance strikers today, with unison, and gmb also striking, around 750 across the northeast and yorkshire. i m next to the ambulances that will respond to any emergency category one calls, as has been agreed with the north east ambulance service. lee, you are one of the paramedics here today and your ambulance is here so what will your ambulance is here so what will your day be like? mr; your ambulance is here s
the period has been chaotic, to say the least with the un warning of a humanitarian catastrophe. anita dullard is from the international committee of the red cross and gave me her analysis of the situation. 0ur director of operations, dominic stilthart, has been there over the past week to support and meet with our team in the country, and we ve been there for over 50 years. and what we re seeing is a really serious food crisis that s come about even before the worst of winter hits, where we can see it escalate. and region by region, we re seeing that children can be severely malnourished up to 2 3 times the regular rate, pushing it into the emergency category. so in kandahar alone, we see that global acute malnutrition has increased by 31% since this time last year. and concretely, what that means