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hello and welcome to the programme. we start with a big story in the uk. more thani million national health service staff in england will get a 5% pay rise after health unions here backed the deal. ambulance workers, nurses and physios will also get a one off sum of at least £1655. but the pay deal was signed up at a meeting between the government and 1a health unions, representing all nhs staff above doctors and dentists. one minister said it was time to bring the strikes to an end. the uk health secretary steve barclay said he was pleased with the this is a good day for nhs staff who will benefit from this pay rise, an extra will benefit from this pay rise, an extr ., :: :: :: ., ., , will benefit from this pay rise, an extr ., 11:11: ., ., , ., extra over £5,000 for a ban six and is a paramedical extra over £5,000 for a ban six and is a paramedical midwife, extra over £5,000 for a ban six and is a paramedical midwife, so - extra over £5,000 for a ban six and ....
it is good news, and good news for patients too. we have to unions, primarily the rcn have no nurses, they only have nurses there, the organisation that represents no sense, they are out on a limb, they have run out of time to go on strike so they have an emergency council meeting this evening, i think, where they will be reviewing their options. they could say we don t think it is worth pursuing any more because there are no viable options, we will not get more money, but what i expect is they will say they will put it to the ballot of the members to see whether they want to go on strike again for another six months. i think the texture, the colour behind that is the nurses will certainly, i m pretty sure, have had the money in theirjune wage packets, a lump sum, they will have seen their salaries go up so i think a lot of them will say, we have probably got all we can get and that is it. it is only a guess but i think if it goes to a pallet the rcn would probably lose by a ....
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and coming up getting ready for blast off preparations are underway in cornwall for a rocket launch that could mark a breakthrough in the uk s space race. good afternoon. unions say they have made little progress with the government in talks aimed at bringing an end to long running strike action in the nhs to an end. ministers are holding meetings with health, teaching and rail unions to try to resolve the walk outs, over pay and working conditions. strikes in the health service this month, are now likely to go ahead. month are now likely to go ahead. a government source described a meeting with health unions this morning as useful and constructive. well, ambulance staff in england are scheduled to stage two more strikes, one on wednesday and on the 23rd of january. nurses will also strike next week for two days, on the 18th and 19th. and this week in scotland, there ll be two days of industrial action by teachers, driving instructors in england and wales will also man pi ....
up to a million households in england, scotland and wales could be paid to use less electricity this evening, as part of a scheme to avoid blackouts. would you switch off your oven or avoid using the washing machine to get a discount? get in touch with me. california police say the gunman suspected of killing ten people near los angeles was a 72 year old man, who shot himself dead as they tried to apprehend him. former employees of the welsh rugby union have told the bbc about a toxic culture of sexism at the organisation. hello and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is facing growing pressure today, over allegations about the tax affairs of the conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi, as well as a separate row about the appointment of the bbc s chairman. it s emerged that former chancellor mr zahawi paid a penalty to hm revenue & customs of around £5 million, to settle a dispute over his tax affairs. he says the error that caused it was careless and not deli ....