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hello and welcome. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has given his first tv interview of the year to the bbc�*s laura kuennsberg. mr sunak addressed concerns over nurses�* strikes and said he will talk to the royal college of nursing union about pay — but does not commit to increasing wages now to end their strike action. we want to have a reasonable, honest two—way conversation about pay and everything else that is relevant. you do want to have a conversation about pay? because up until now... well, that's different. that's always been the case. the door has always been open...

he's willing to discuss the issue of pay with the nurses�* union to settle strikes. but he didn't make a firm commitment to increase salaries. president biden is travelling to texas for his first visit since taking office to the us southern border with mexico. he'll discuss the situation on the border which has seen record numbers of migrants and asylum— seekers. you are watching bbc news... now it's time for sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. our headlines this evening. the fa cup third round wekeend was nearly done... and yet stevenage had a surprise ...

for the country. hundreds of protesters have beeen gathering in central london to show their solidarity with anti—government demonstrations in iran. president biden will visit the us border with mexico for the first time since taking office today. record numbers of migrants have crossed over recently. in his latest television interview, prince harry talks of the death of his mother — princess diana, and the strain as a child of showing no emotion in public. china has reopened its borders to international visitors for the first time since the start of the pandemic. people entering...

crossed over recently. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, says the government will discuss a pay deal that's "affordable" with the nurses�* union to settle strikes. that's welcomed by the biggest nursing union as "a chink of optimism". there've been emotional reunions at airports in china after the country fully reopened its borders for the first time since the start of the pandemic, nearly three years ago. hello and welcome, thank you for joining us. thousands of supporters of the former brazilian president, jair bolsonaro, have stormed the country's national congress in brasilia...

of 2021, the government had already been forced to introduce what it called its plan b measures — facemasks, compulsory covid passes and working from home. in just a few days in the new year, a grim milestone. the uk reached 150,000 covid—related deaths. to picture 150,000 people, it helps to start small. so this is one student, but in a classroom, there might to picture 150,000 people, it helps to start small. so this is one student, but in a classroom, there might be around 30 of them. there are between 500—2,500 people at smaller gigs or in a nightclub. but see how 21,000 fa...