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relations lawyer. also this afternoon. there were more excess deaths than usual in the uk last year. the highest number outside the covid pandemic in half a century. some shops open at midnight to meet demand for prince harry s heavily trailed autobiography, which is now on sale. and a setback, not a roadblock. the team behind a uk space mission which failed to launch say they will keep on trying. and this picture has been causing something of a stir on social media today, because someone or something is missing. we will be revealing all. good afternoon. in the last few minutes, the government has been introducing draft legislation to limit future industrial action in the public sector. the bill would cover health, fire and railway workers. ministers say it would introduce a minimum level of service. unions have reacted angrily to the proposals, which they say potentially are undemocratic and unworkable, and would limit the right to strike. the business secretary grant ....
I fully support them. looking after my son today. i don t mind, i like spending time with him, so i fully support the workers. according to both sides, the mood of the talks to try to end the dispute has been constructive. that sounds hopeful, but if it does not result in a deal, these strikes could continue for weeks to come. the number of patients waiting more than 12 hours in scotland s emergency departments has hit another record high. figures from public health scotland show that more than 2,500 people spent at least half a day in a&e in the week ending january 1st. that s up from the previous week. the headlines on bbc news. the government has begun the process of changing the law to keep some services running at a minimum level during strike action. ....
All. he says he recognises pressures faced by all. he says he recognises pressures faced by key workers, but he knows the nhs faced by key workers, but he knows the nhs cannot find the nurses that they need the nhs cannot find the nurses that they need to work on the ward. he knows they need to work on the ward. he knows the they need to work on the ward. he knows the trains don t run even on non-strike knows the trains don t run even on non strike days such such is their non strike days such such is their shortage of staff. so how can he think their shortage of staff. so how can he think that sacking thousands of key workers won tjust he think that sacking thousands of key workers won t just plunge our public key workers won t just plunge our public services further into crisis? ....
Potentially come back for further negotiation later on this week. the last strike day was the 24th of november, they had left ample time between that date and today in order that the scottish government and cosla could bring forward a much improved and credible offer that our members could seriously consider with a view to averting a strike action today. it is disappointing this action had to be taken today, but almost every single primary school in scotland has been closed today and the likelihood is that almost every secondary school will be closed tomorrow is indicative of the strength of feeling of our members, that they deserve much better than 5% which has been on the table since august, almost six months on the table with little movement from the scottish government and cosla.- movement from the scottish government and cosla. they are offerin: government and cosla. they are offering 5% government and cosla. they are offering 596 and government and cosla. they are offering 59 ....
Offering 596 and you want 1096? l offering 5% and you want 10%? primary school children in scotland are missing a whole day s education today. are missing a whole day s education toda . ~ , ,., , are missing a whole day s education toda . ~ , ., ., are missing a whole day s education today. absolutely and that is regrettable. today. absolutely and that is regrettable. that today. absolutely and that is regrettable. that is - today. absolutely and that is regrettable. that is not - today. absolutely and that is regrettable. that is not a - today. absolutely and that is l regrettable. that is not a state today. absolutely and that is - regrettable. that is not a state of affairs that teachers in scotland are comfortable with or happy with. they would much rather have been in classrooms today rather than picket lines. but the power to bring this to a resolution rest with employers and the scottish government, and they have not done all in the power to avert today s strike action. t to ....