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Union leaders say nurses may be forced to announce a fresh wave of strikes if the british government doesn't agree to reopen talks on pay and working conditions. on thursday, tens of thousands of nurses in england, wales, and northern ireland walked out for the first time in the history of the public health service. the british prime minister insists that a current pay offer, is appropriate and fair. here's our health editor, hugh pym. it's a pay row with a major impact on the political agenda. striking nurses outside st thomas' hospital opposite parliament yesterday gave their view on the pay...

To the new ways that people are using railways. as things stand the new year will bring more strikes. katy austin, bbc news. it's notjust rail workers on strike in the uk. this comes just a day after tens of thousands of nurses in england went on strike, for the first time in the history of the nhs. the royal college of nursing says it may be forced to announce a fresh wave of strikes, if the government doesn't agree to reopen talks. but the prime minister insists the current pay offer, is "appropriate and fair". here's our health editor hugh pym. it's a pay row with a major impact on the poli...

It's a pay row with a major impact on the political agenda. striking nurses outside st thomas' hospital opposite parliament yesterday gave their view on the pay award. what do we want? nhs england said just under 16,000 appointments and operations in total were cancelled because of the strikes. some conservative mps have called the issue to be reexamined. but the prime minister today on a visit to belfast stuck to his position, spelling out again his view that the 4% increase for nurses was fair. i know things are difficult right now and that's why the government is providing lots of support f...

Action lifted. but that means we need to work quickly, and we need a bit of goodwill from all parties, including the employers and the government, and from ourselves. a spokesperson for the train companies said reaching agreement was a painstaking process. we need to make sure that we've got some reforms that _ will help pay for- those pay increases, whilst making sure - the industry is adapting to the new ways that - people are using railways. while making sure the industry is adapting i to the new ways that - people are using railways. as things stand, the new year will bring more strikes. k...

Many drivers are refusing to work overtime until the pay row is resolved. alexandra mackenzie reports. many rely on the rail network, but the new temporary timetable means a significant cut to services. there are two reasons for this. the first is that the pandemic meant we couldn't train enough drivers. that's resulted in a driver shortage. the second issue is that aslef, the train drivers' union, is in dispute with us over pay. that's meant fewer drivers are making themselves available for overtime and for rest days and that resulted in cancellations for our customers, which have been unacce...