last erosion by inflation over the last decade and a half. that is what this figure of 35% has come from. the doctors that union says if it is phased in, that is considered to be reasonable. it is a question of how much this government can do, some sort of multi—year deal, and top up the existing average of 9% that was paid out tojunior the existing average of 9% that was paid out to junior doctors anyway in the last financial year. that has been another demonstration here today like a different health union, unite, representing nurses, who say they are being asked to work longer hours for no extra pay at one major london hospital. that is an indication of... thejunior london hospital. that is an indication of... the junior doctors is one issue for the government to settle, but wes streeting will face claims from quite another health unions, i'm sure.—

claims from quite another health unions, i'm sure. because the nhs was shown — unions, i'm sure. because the nhs was shown in _ unions, i'm sure. because the nhs was shown in polling _ unions, i'm sure. because the nhs was shown in polling to _ unions, i'm sure. because the nhs was shown in polling to be - unions, i'm sure. because the nhs was shown in polling to be an - was shown in polling to be an absolutely huge and fundamental concern and priority for voters and the public, it has to be a priority for the government presumably to sort this out, because at least rights, the costs, the problems with sorting out the ongoing covid of backlog and waiting times all need this dispute to be resolved presumablymike indeed. resolving this dispute and any other pay dispute which might emerge. then the have dispute which might emerge. then they have got _ dispute which might emerge. then they have got these _ dispute which might emerge. then they have got these other ambitious pledges which are based on bringing all key performance indicators in the nhs in england back to target. one of those is more than 90% of patients get their appointment within a team to being referred. right now there are more than 3 million who are waiting longer than 18 weeks. there are similar pledges on making a&e units work more

rapidly to see patients. that is going to be a very big ask over the next five years. some of the think tanks have been arguing that the sort of money that labour pledge during the election campaign is only just the beginning of what really will be needed. while everyone in government and in the health world is acknowledging that there is to be a better productivity and efficiency, that's the challenge for nhs management. these are the key pledges. the nhs was a major issue in the election campaign, and certainly this issue is about england, it's a devolved question. a big issue and some very ambitious commitments, which i'm sure voters and the media will watch very carefully. and the media will watch very carefull . ., , ., , , and the media will watch very carefull . ., , , ., carefully. can you 'ust give us an idea of the h carefully. can you 'ust give us an idea of the range _ carefully. can you just give us an idea of the range of _ carefully. can you just give us an idea of the range of salaries - carefully. can you just give us an idea of the range of salaries thatj idea of the range of salaries that we are talking about here forjunior doctors? obviously varies. just roughly, what are we talking about?

it is an interesting and complicated question. doctors will train for five years and then will do two foundational years in hospitals when we have clinical roles, but it is still part of their training. when it game to those foundation years, they might start at around £30,000 a year, but that topped up for extra hours with unsociable chefs. then we can move up through various grades over the next four years, 40000 and beyond that. butjunior doctors beyond that. but junior doctors covers beyond that. butjunior doctors covers a whole range of doctors, from those foundation doctors who start their career, right through to those who had done eight years or more after that and are waiting to become consultants. it is a range of different doctors in hospitals, and therefore a range of different pay grades. therefore a range of different pay arades. , , , ., , .,

grades. hugh pym liberty latest on the bmi and _ grades. hugh pym liberty latest on the bmi and doctor— grades. hugh pym liberty latest on the bmi and doctor strike, - grades. hugh pym liberty latest on the bmi and doctor strike, and - grades. hugh pym liberty latest on| the bmi and doctor strike, and how the bmi and doctor strike, and how the labour government is hoping to try to resolve that. let me show some pictures of the indian prime minister, no modi, who is in moscow for a bilateral visit with russia, and the ongoing russia ukraine war. but india and russia have had a very long and historic relationship. the unity says says it hopes to rush it would respect ukraine's sovereignty. prime minister modi has spoken strongly about the relationship that india has. the visit has been criticised, as one might predict, like mr zelensky. this all comes across as the nato summit gets under way later today. across as the nato summit gets under way latertoday. it across as the nato summit gets under way later today. it is not clear which conflict is being reported on here, but it has been reported that

that ended up now d has said that the death of innocent children was very painful. this comes the day after the strike on the children's hospital in kyiv. we willjust clarify those remarks for you as we get them. the war in ukraine is set to dominate talks at this yea r�*s nato summit. president biden will host world leaders as the military alliance marks its 75th anniversary. mr biden has called the alliance the most unified it has ever been. but, the rise of the far—right in some european countries, and the prospect of a second trump presidency, is raising concerns that unity in nato and support for ukraine may not last. as we've been hearing, president volodymyr zelensky is on his way to the summit and is already stressing more support is needed to strengthen his country's defenses against russia's assault. more now from our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, in washington. jens stoltenberg, the head of nato,

has managed to get allies to commit to spend another 40 billion — that is £30 billion, $40 billion, on ukraine's military support for the next year. what he has not been able to do is to turn that into a five—year commitment, what has been called trump—proofing that military support. and that is because of the political uncertainty. he has strong support from keir starmer. this will be his first big test as british prime minister on the international stage. he has made clear nato will remain a cornerstone for britain's security, and he wants to speed up military aid to ukraine. but the question gnawing in the heads of many leaders here is while, yes, they are expected to show unity on ukraine, will it be the same next year? especially if donald trump, a past critic of the alliance, a critic of giving weapons to ukraine, is elected a second term. that is the elephant in the room. major generaljonathan shaw, former uk assistant chief of defence staff, says starmer�*s pledge to support ukraine and his upcoming travel to the nato summit are crucial steps in reaffirming the uk's commitment

on an international stage. words are good, but money is even better. and as i understand this new government's policy, the 2.5%, of gdp payment for defence is conditional upon economic conditions. there's that key phrase, "as soon as resources allow". that seems to me the critical issue, because that's no good to zelensky. that's no good to nato, that's no good to britain's defence now. so i'm still concerned. i want that "as soon as resources allow" phrase to be scotched from the from the lexicon. although affordability and the budget is obviously crucial, isn't it, in determining what is affordable? so here is keir starmer, you know, keen to say, like all politicians say,

that the first duty of government is security and defence. saying that, nonetheless, it's not as important as having balanced books. we've got to be realistic here. we're fighting an enemy in putin who sees the challenges he faces as being existential. what he's seeing when he looks across at the west is people saying, well, "i'll increase defence spending when conditions allow." this is not a strong response. if you want to be strong, you say, i'm doing 2.5% now, and you take the consequences, and you're true to your words that you say the first duty of government is security and defence. and you pay that money now. otherwise you have this asymmetry of approach, where the russians are taking this war seriously and we're not, and in those conditions, russia will win. is the west's strategy on ukraine the right one so far? because obviously ukraine has called for more support and with a us election coming up in november and, you know, an unknown level

of support for nato if president trump was to win, there is an imperative, isn't there, for all those who support ukraine on getting on the front foot against russia now? absolutely, i couldn't agree with you more. i think whatjonathan beale said there about about trump—proofing contributions to defence would be a great aspiration. i think that's a very worthy thing to aim for. but it's not happening because no one can trump—proof the world, unfortunately. so, yes, i agree absolutely. it's not a personal view. i'm just putting forward the argument that that's, where a lot of the debate has been. a lot of the questioning has been, because if that doesn't happen, if things continue as they are with, you know, a politically weakened us president at the moment, politically weakened french president. if we continue as we are,

if the nato alliance continues on the current course, what does that mean for ukraine, in your view? well, ukraine is obviously crucially dependent upon western support, nato support in particular. and therefore if that weakens, then obviously ukraine is in a weaker position. but it's notjust about ukraine, it's about the uk as well. you know, note the words of the outgoing chief of the general staff, general saunders, who quite rightly said that our ammunition stocks are too low, our equipment stocks are too low, our personnel numbers are too small. uk defence is in a perilous position, quite regardless of ukraine. so that's a double bill that starmer is facing on the defence budget, not just support for ukraine, which is all very good, but also re—equipping and reinforcing the british defence. let mejust let me just clarify further for you at the line we are getting on the prime mr modi and president putin

visit in moscow, the indian prime minister there. apparently president putin has told india russia is ready to establish any relations for peace in ukraine informal talks in moscow. the indian prime ministers stressed the talks are positive and india has always been on the side of peace. while at the meeting has been criticised by president zelensky. moscow's condition for peace talks is ukraine surrendering territories that russia claims as its own. but prime minister modi has had up to five hours of informal talks. the indian prime minister has of course consistently urge for peace, saying that it was of the utmost importance and that wars cannot solve problems.

let me assure you nile the outside of downing street. removal vans are there. we have not seen anything going in or out of those vans. over the last few days we have seen some pieces of furniture being removed from downing street. not clear whether it isjeremy hunt or rishi sunak�*s stuff being taken away. presumably, it is keir starmer and rachel reeves things that will have to be brought in. let's catch up with the revenue. hello again. as we go through the next few days the weather remains unsettled. rain at times, we certainly have that today, most of us seeing some rain today, and it will continue through the week. if we look at the rainfall measurement chart, you can see much of the country sees rain in the next few days. by tomorrow night, parts of north—east scotland widely could have 20—30mm,

three times that amount on higher ground. a clutch of weather fronts moving north today, this one pushing towards the east, also taking some rain. driest conditions will be across the north of scotland. some sunshine. the rain advancing through scotland, england and east of northern ireland. the rain in the south drifting towards the east. it will brighten up later in the west but still with a few showers, and feeling muggy across england and wales. today at wimbledon, likely to be rain interruptions. tomorrow a drier and brighter day, but again showers around. this evening, the rain makes progress across scotland and northern ireland. showers behind, some clear skies, a muggy night. temperatures falling away between 10 and 15 degrees. we start tomorrow with our weather front again across the north—east, rainfall totals really mounting up.

not much wind further south, so any showers they will be slow moving. it will brighten up in the day across england and wales in particular with sunshine coming through. rain continuing across scotland with showers in northern ireland and northern england. more of a northerly component to the wind in the north, so it will feel cool. thursday, the weather front weakens. friday sees another area of low pressure across southern areas. thursday, the rain will sink south, patchy in nature, a northerly wind, a lot of cloud, some sunshine further south. these are the temperatures. up to 22 degrees. the outlook beyond that, it does remain unsettled, rain at times, showers, a little bit of sunshine, top temperatures of 22.

this is bbc news. the headlines... cabinet ministers hold their second meeting as the new parliament prepares to meet. prime minister keir starmer meeting in�*s mayors and announces the establishment of new council for regions and nations. after that, the prime minister will fly to washington for a nato summit

honouring the 75th anniversary of the alliance. i’m honouring the 75th anniversary of the alliance.— the alliance. i'm not lost and i haven't lost, _ the alliance. i'm not lost and i haven't lost, i— the alliance. i'm not lost and i haven't lost, i beat _ the alliance. i'm not lost and i haven't lost, i beat him - the alliance. i'm not lost and i haven't lost, i beat him last . the alliance. i'm not lost and i- haven't lost, i beat him last time, i'll beat him this time. in washington, keir starmer meets joe biden washington, keir starmer meetsjoe biden as the white house pushes back on questions aboutjoe biden�*s fitness. in the build—up to euro 2024 semifinals as france meet spain today and england play the netherlands tomorrow. thanks for being with us today. parliament will sit today for the first time since labour won victory on thursday's election. keir starmer will deliver his first words as prime minister and the new mps will be sworn in. the welsh labour mp for monmouthshirejoins us the welsh labour mp for monmouthshire joins us from parliament. congratulations on

winning your seat.— parliament. congratulations on winning your seat. thank you so much. winning your seat. thank you so much- you _ winning your seat. thank you so much. you ousted _ winning your seat. thank you so much. you ousted the _ winning your seat. thank you so much. you ousted the sitting i winning your seat. thank you so - much. you ousted the sitting welsh secretary david _ much. you ousted the sitting welsh secretary david tc _ much. you ousted the sitting welsh secretary david tc davies _ much. you ousted the sitting welsh secretary david tc davies from - much. you ousted the sitting welsh secretary david tc davies from his l secretary david tc davies from his seatin secretary david tc davies from his seat in a historic moment. he was the first welsh secretary to lose his seat. so quite a switch. how are you feeling today ahead of entering the chamber properly for the first time? it the chamber properly for the first time? , , ., . , time? it is 'ust an incredible honour time? it isjust an incredible honour and _ time? it isjust an incredible honour and the _ time? it isjust an incredible honour and the privilege - time? it isjust an incredible honour and the privilege ofl time? it isjust an incredible i honour and the privilege of my time? it isjust an incredible - honour and the privilege of my life to have been elected and selected by the people of monmouthshire, and it is incredibly exciting to be here. we went into the siambr once earlier this morning, and i didn't expect actually to feel so emotional. but it really was after six weeks of hard campaigning, it was extremely emotional. i also feel proud because the first woman mp that monmouthshire has ever returned to parliament. one funny thing was that we had to go down blocks of road 411 mps to leave parliament and go and

have a photo taken yesterday, because we couldn't fit into a room in the houses of parliament. that was all the _ in the houses of parliament. that was all the new— in the houses of parliament. that was all the new mps, _ in the houses of parliament. that was all the new mps, was - in the houses of parliament. that was all the new mps, was it? just in the houses of parliament. that. was all the new mps, was it? just be labour mps- — was all the new mps, was it? just be labour mps- we _ was all the new mps, was it? just be labour mps. we are _ was all the new mps, was it? just be labour mps. we are just _ was all the new mps, was it? just be labour mps. we are just seeing - was all the new mps, was it? just be labour mps. we are just seeing the l labour mps. we are 'ust seeing the ictures labour mps. we are 'ust seeing the pictures new. h labour mps. we are 'ust seeing the pictures now. have — labour mps. we are just seeing the pictures now. have you _ labour mps. we are just seeing the pictures now. have you got - labour mps. we are just seeing the pictures now. have you got an - labour mps. we are just seeing the | pictures now. have you got an office yet and do you know the layout? do you feel like you know how the whole place works? there is a lot to learn, isn't there?— place works? there is a lot to learn, isn't there? there is a huge amount to — learn, isn't there? there is a huge amount to learn. _ learn, isn't there? there is a huge amount to learn. i'm _ learn, isn't there? there is a huge amount to learn. i'm camping - learn, isn't there? there is a huge amount to learn. i'm camping out| learn, isn't there? there is a huge i amount to learn. i'm camping out in an office and hoping no one will rush in and disturb this interview. i'm learning, and the staff, that is another wonderful thing, the staff around the house of commons are incredible. everyone knows where everything is, so if i get lost, which i have done several times already, they know how to direct you to the right place. fiend already, they know how to direct you to the right place.— to the right place. and have you actually been — to the right place. and have you actually been into _ to the right place. and have you actually been into the _ to the right place. and have you actually been into the chamberl to the right place. and have you - actually been into the chamber yet? yeah, that happened first thing this morning, we had a training session in the chain that we were taught about some of the etiquette, which seems incredibly, to be honest, it feels a bit outdated some of the

etiquette, but obviously i will listen and learn and do exactly what i'm told. , ., ., , ., ., i'm told. give me an example of what feels outdated! _ i'm told. give me an example of what feels outdated! well, _ i'm told. give me an example of what feels outdated! well, having - i'm told. give me an example of what feels outdated! well, having to - feels outdated! well, having to remember _ feels outdated! well, having to remember to _ feels outdated! well, having to remember to call _ feels outdated! well, having to remember to call people - feels outdated! well, having to remember to call people right| remember to call people right honourable friend. and the other thing, the thing about bobbing up and down, you have to pop up and down to get the speaker's attention to speak, and it feels a bit strange. to speak, and it feels a bit strange-— to speak, and it feels a bit stranue. �* ., _ , to speak, and it feels a bit stranue. ., _ , , strange. and obviously this is the first time keir _ strange. and obviously this is the first time keir starmer _ strange. and obviously this is the first time keir starmer speaks - strange. and obviously this is the l first time keir starmer speaks from the despatch box as prime minister, is going to be enough space for the labour mps, do you think? i is going to be enough space for the labour mps, do you think?- is going to be enough space for the labour mps, do you think? i think it will be really _ labour mps, do you think? i think it will be really difficult, _ labour mps, do you think? i think it will be really difficult, earlier- will be really difficult, earlier on, we all went in there for this training first thing, and the new labour mps couldn't all fit on the government's side. so some people were over spilling onto the opposition benches. i honestly don't know how we will all fit on the government benches, but we will give it a good go. that government benches, but we will give it a good go— government benches, but we will give it a good go-— it a good go. that will be interesting _ it a good go. that will be interesting to _ it a good go. that will be interesting to watch, - it a good go. that will be - interesting to watch, everyone will be rushing to get in early, i guess.

in terms of the more serious things you have to do to go forward, other keyissues you have to do to go forward, other key issues that you feel you want to raise? do you have priorities that you want to achieve personally for yourself, for your seat? after you have an idea as to how you can navigate that?— have an idea as to how you can navigate that? have an idea as to how you can naviuate that? ~ , ,., , ., navigate that? absolutely, there are definitely priorities. _ navigate that? absolutely, there are definitely priorities. first _ navigate that? absolutely, there are definitely priorities. first for - definitely priorities. first for monmouthshire, it is one of the most unequal counties in wales, and in my previousjob i was unequal counties in wales, and in my previous job i was ceo of a woman's equality charity, so i am keen to reduce those inequalities, it is something i did for monmouthshire county council as well which are involved in. it is the biggest issue that came up on the doorstep time after time during the campaign was the cost of living crisis. so i'm really keen to ensure that we get our economy back on track and we address the cost of living crisis. the second thing, very specifically to monmouthshire, i want to work on the environment. i'm a passionate environmentalist, i care deeply

about our rivers. there is a part of rivers which is not devolved which i can have really good influence on here and i'm looking forward to getting stuck into that.- here and i'm looking forward to getting stuck into that. there are a lot of young _ getting stuck into that. there are a lot of young mps — getting stuck into that. there are a lot of young mps are _ getting stuck into that. there are a lot of young mps are starting, - getting stuck into that. there are a lot of young mps are starting, in i lot of young mps are starting, in their 20s, lot of young mps are starting, in their20s, it lot of young mps are starting, in their 20s, it is extraordinary, isn't it? do you think it was daunting for you to go into front line politics like this? because social media has become a very difficult, the hours are still very difficult, the hours are still very difficult, it is not easy if you have a family. the actual practicalities of being an mp are challenging. practicalities of being an mp are challenging-— practicalities of being an mp are challenauin. ~ , ., challenging. absolutely. for me, this has been _ challenging. absolutely. for me, this has been a _ challenging. absolutely. for me, this has been a ten _ challenging. absolutely. for me, this has been a ten year- challenging. absolutely. for me, this has been a ten yearjourneyl challenging. absolutely. for me, i this has been a ten yearjourney and i started in 2014 by going on women's mentoring network programme. without that, i never have done this because i have a network, i have the backing of loads women who can have my back if anything happens to me. and i think it is so important that we have those support networks and we get

greater diversity of people and women into public and political life. but it is daunting in terms of social media and the impact on your family. one thing i will say is we have loads of briefings this morning about our security and safety. i think that can really help. what we need to do i think is restore peoples trust and faith in politics, thatis peoples trust and faith in politics, that is another thing which is incredibly important to me. i’m that is another thing which is incredibly important to me. i'm sure it will be a fascinating _ incredibly important to me. i'm sure it will be a fascinating day _ incredibly important to me. i'm sure it will be a fascinating day for - incredibly important to me. i'm sure it will be a fascinating day for all - it will be a fascinating day for all of the new mps on all of the new parties, the existing parties and the new parties. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. we will be talking to more mps from other parties from the belittle spectrum today. let mejust parties from the belittle spectrum today. let me just tell you now to that attack in ukraine which killed at least 38 people. experts consulted by the bbc verify team say it is unlikely the children's hospital it from direct hit from a missile, dismissing oskar�*s claim. this was the scene in

the ukrainian capital kyiv yesterday, part of a children's hospital badly damaged. it happened during a russian air strike, but russia says this was damage caused by ukrainian air defence missiles. ukraine says it has found parts of russian cruise missile, so who's right? two videos we looked at are crucial to verifying russian claims. in the first, you can see a huge plume of smoke in the distance for a moment of impact. in the second video, it is crucial, we have slowed it right down and zoomed in and follow this missile that you can see just coming into view here moments before impact. it is worth bearing in mind this is still a very blurry video, the freeze frame is very blurry, but we showed this video to six weapons experts who regularly review a grainy footage like that. all of them said that this is not a surface to air defence missile as the russians have claimed. for example, one of them from the

international institute for strategic studies said... this is a russian cruise missile, and one of its identifying features, i will show you this, is this turbo engine at the rear right here, that is what some of our experts have focused on. let's go back to the freeze—frame, this is the freeze—frame, this is the freeze—frame of that video. if i zoom in, this tail end, the rear and from what ijust showed you is exactly what our experts have been comparing it with. andrei gannon is one of them and said... nobody has been absolutely definitive about the exact missile used and they all agreed it was likely an air— launched russian missile. five of the six mentioned a

russian kh—ioi is a possibility, in line with what ukraine has said. ukraine's security forces have posted photos of what it says our degree of the russian weapon at the sight of the strike, specifically the kh-101 sight of the strike, specifically the kh—ioi missile. we cannot verify these images ourselves. this is not these images ourselves. this is not the first time russia has claimed that ukrainian weapons have accidentally hit their own cities. bbc verify, we will continue to examine this claim is the story develop. the bbc team is saying it is highly likely that the children's hospital suffered a direct hit from a russian missile and it is unlikely caused by ukrainian air defences.

as he prepares to host the nato summit, president biden has again insisted he is standing for re—election, after phoning into a morning tv show in america. it comes after a growing number of senior members of his democratic party have privatelyjoined calls for him to pull out of the presidential race, after a disastrous performance in a tv debate with donald trump. peter bowes reports from los angeles. will it bejoe or will it be kamala fighting the election for the democrats? it's a question being seriously considered by party members in congress. more and more are coming forward to say the president should step down after that disastrous debate performance against donald trump. the latest and most senior is adam smith, with this blunt assessment of mr biden's chances. we would be better off with another nominee, 0k? i believe that in my heart, my soul and my brain, i'm100% convinced. the president has continued to insist he won't be dropping out. he sent a letter to fellow democrats saying he's firmly committed to staying in the race. he even called a us breakfast show to hammer home the point. i've not lost and i haven't lost. i beat him last time, i'll beat him this time. adding to the questions swirling around mr biden,

it's emerged that an expert in parkinson's disease has visited the white house eight times in the past year. has the president been treated for parkinson's? no. is he bein- treated for parkinson's? no, he's not. is he taking medication for parkinson's? no. so those are the things that i can give you full— blown answers on. but i'm not going to... i'm not going to confirm a specialist, any specialist that comes to the white house out of privacy. now, president biden has to host the nato summit in washington. he'll meet the new british prime minister, sir keir starmer, at the white house. and on thursday, he'll be quizzed by internationaljournalists at a news conference. three gruelling days and a world stage to prove he's still up to the job. peter bowes, bbc news. an inquiry has found what it describes as a deeply dysfunctional culture at the regulator that governs nurses and midwives in the uk.

a review into the nursing and midwifery council discovered that some staff were experiencing bullying, racism and burnout. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. the nursing and midwifery council is the body responsible for maintaining professional standards among tens of thousands of nhs and private health care workers. but it stands accused of putting the public at risk, as well as endangering nurses and midwives. i found a dysfunctional organisation which was causing real distress to staff, which was having an impact on their casework decisions, which meant that good nurses were, for many, many months and years being investigated for minor offences. bad nurses were allowed virtually to get away with it if it took place in their private lives. the review into the culture of the nmc describes how staff are struggling in an environment where poorjudgment, toxic behaviours and paralysis are affecting decision—making. the report describes how the nmc is struggling with a backlog of more than 6,000 cases, many of which drag on for years. one case involving allegations of sexual assaults and rape took

seven years before the nurse was struck off the register. delays in resolving cases can have a devastating impact. in the last year alone, six nurses have taken their own lives while waiting for disciplinary investigations to be concluded. the nmc has apologised and accepted all the recommendations in the report, promising to deliver a change in culture. but some who followed this saga closely are not sure that's possible without resignations at the top. racism exists within the nmc, bullying exists within the nmc, and we are supposed to be looking after people who care for people. it's a very stressfuljob to be, in my case, a nurse, at midwifery the same. but we've got to know that we are being listened to properly when we report an incident. this is outrageous and people have to go. this is just the first in a number

of reviews into how the nmc carries out its work, driven by concerns first raised by a whistle—blower. it's a deeply damaging assessment and more are likely to follow. dominic hughes, bbc news. i spoke with sir david warren, chair of the nursing and midwifery council, to get his reaction to the report. the first thing i should like to say is i am profoundly sorry. i want to say sorry to our staff, who should not tolerate the type of environment described. i want to say sorry to those registrants who are caught up in fitness to practise processes that are taking far too long, and which imposes tremendous pressures on them. i say sorry to both staff and registrants, because it is crucial that we accept all the recommendations of this report, as we will, in order to continue to earn the public trust.

as we heard, six nurses took their own lives last year whilst under investigation by the nmc. what's your response to that? i was very shocked to see the reference to six nurses who had died by suicide, either during or after fitness to practise processes, and i want to apologise to the families of those nurses who died so tragically. we await the coroner's inquest in most of those cases. it may be that the coroner will make recommendations about us, or possibly other organisations as well, and if that is the case, we will welcome those and implement them with urgency. but what is important is that we understand the impact of our fitness to practise processes on everbody who is caught up in them, including the most vulnerable. is there a risk to the public also as a result of what this review has found? it is never possible to reduce risk in the world of health

to an absolute minimum. we are committed to ensuring that we take every action to reduce risk wherever we can, and i believe that we are doing that. it is important that we both have a working environment that enables our staff to operate in ways which they find happy and fulfilling — which is clearly not the case at the moment — and it is important that we manage our fitness to practise processes so as to reduce the risk at every stage. i believe that we do that, we are certainly committed through accepting nazir afzal�*s recommendations — which are really helpful from the point of view of tackling the issue of risk — we are committed to doing this in the future. the report is urging an urgent turnaround afterfinding bullying, racism and burnout. this is not the first report on the council, i think there have been about half

a dozen over the last 15 years. it suggests that action has not been taken early enough and that concerns raised have not been listened to. we have taken action in the past few years on key areas covered in nazir afzal�*s report. we have invested much more money, £30 million, into ourfitness to practise processes so as to accelerate the reduction in the caseload. we have also brought in human resource managers who have professionalised areas of management performance within the nmc that had not been tackled in that way for far too long. we are appointing an adviser on quality, diversity and inclusion to the executive board, and we will be working also to improve the diversity of the executive board, as well as introducing a freedom to speak up guardian and a safeguarding hub so that we can tackle complex safeguarding cases more effectively. so we are doing a lot at the moment, this report will be valuable for us,

and its recommendations — which we accept without reservation — as a basis in ensuring that we become a stronger organisation in the future. sir david warren there, chair of the nursing and midwifery council. more breaking news, a company dyson could cut up to 1000 uk jobs as part of a global restructure. the engineering plant is based in wiltshire and hundreds of staff across the country are affected. the firm best known for the invention of the bag less vacuum cleaner said it is spun into global markets and ensuring its future. the ceo said the company supports those at risk of redundancy. dyson has 3500 uk employees with offices in wiltshire, bristol and london. they see that they are proposing changes to their organisation which could result in job losses.

alec baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial is to begin is to beginon tuesday, nearly three years after the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of the film "rust". (00v) baldwin was rehearsing with a prop gun for a scene baldwin was rehearsing with a prop gun for a scene in october of 2021 on the set in new mexico when the gun went off, killing hutchins and wounding directorjoel souza. baldwin faces 18 months injail if convicted of wrongdoing. he has pleaded not guilty and has maintained in multiple interviews that he did not pull the trigger. on monday, the actor scored an early legal win in the trial as the judge ruled baldwin's role as a producer on the film isn't relevant to the trial and cannot be entered as evidence. for more on this, we heard from criminal defense attorney and legal analyst rachel fiset. the prosecution was attempting to use the fact that bolden was a producer on the film to show that he would have been basically more knowledgeable about the safety protocols on the set and more

responsible for enforcing those safety protocols. and the win today was that the judge determined that that fact cannot come in and the prosecution cannot put forth evidence relating to his role as a producer to show that knowledge, which is really going to be key to the case. hamas has said israel's most recent military offensive in gaza city could push the ceasefire talks that are due to resume in qatar this week "back to square one". palestinians in gaza city in the north of the strip say they have experienced one of the most intense israeli bombardments since israel launched its war on hamas after the group's 7th of october attack.

the investigation which was opened on july the 2nd follows a 2023 report by the national commission on campaign accounts and political financing which scrutinises candidates' campaign finances. the prosecution said they will look into allegations of embezzlement, forgery, fraud and a candidate of the campaign excepting a loan. let me show you some pictures of the england team training ahead of their game tomorrow against the netherlands, it is france against spain today. whoever wins that will face whoever wins tomorrow. and they are training ahead of travelling for the match tomorrow. of course, the winner of the two games today and tomorrow will head into the final. france have been gathering, as you'd

expect, full of hope and expectation. the england flags have been on display outside downing street too. as everybody waits to see the outcome of this game. i will take you to downing street, not only the england flags but the removal trucks are there, as you can see. two in place. we have seen quite a few over the last few days, some of them removing the possessions of the former prime minister rishi sunak and the former chancellorjeremy and the former chancellor jeremy hunt. and the former chancellorjeremy hunt. this is a big move for their families who have been residing in downing street. it is expected that the incoming prime minister and i presume the incoming chancellor, i don't know if they have confirmed they are moving in with their families or exactly who will have which flat, number ten or 11, people swap around a bit, will be moving in. but certainly the removal vans are certainly out the front of downing street today, a busy day

there in westminster. with the new parliament sitting later this afternoon. i'm off for now, but we will be back with much more ahead later. let's catch up with the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. as we go through the next few days, the weather remains unsettled. rain at times, we certainly have that today, most of us seeing some rain today, and it will continue through the week. if we look at the rainfall accumulation chart, you can see much of the country sees rain in the next few days. by tomorrow night, parts of north—east scotland widely could have 20—30mm, three times that amount on higher ground. a clutch of weather fronts moving north today, this one pushing towards the east, also taking some rain. driest conditions will be across the north of scotland. some sunshine. the rain advancing through scotland, england and east of northern ireland. the rain in the south

drifting towards the east. it will brighten up later in the west but still with a few showers, and feeling muggy across england and wales. today at wimbledon, likely to be rain interruptions. tomorrow, a drier and brighter day, but again showers around. this evening, the rain makes progress across scotland and northern ireland. showers behind, some clear skies, a muggy night. temperatures falling away between 10 and 15 degrees. we start tomorrow with our weather front again across the north—east, rainfall totals really mounting up. not much wind further south, so any showers will be slow—moving. it will brighten up in the day across england and wales in particular, with sunshine coming through. rain continuing across scotland with showers in northern ireland and northern england. more of a northerly component to the wind in the north, so it will feel cool. thursday, the weather front weakens.

friday sees another area of low pressure across southern areas. thursday, the rain will sink south, patchy in nature, a northerly wind, a lot of cloud, some sunshine further south. these are the temperatures. 13 to about 22 degrees. the outlook beyond that, it does remain unsettled, rain at times, showers, a little bit of sunshine, top temperatures of 22.

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today at one, the wave of missile strikes in ukraine that killed nearly 40 people across the country — and also hit a children's hospital — is condemned by world leaders. the russian attack will top the agenda when the nato summit begins later in washington. also on the programme...

fresh pay talks are happening now as the new health secretary tries to end the junior doctors' strikes. why disabilities and medical conditions are proving a barrier to moving to australia. and wet wimbledon — the tournament's boss blames the bad weather for smaller crowds. and coming up on bbc news...wales appoint craig bellamy as their new men's manager. the 44—year—old succeeds former team—mate robert page, who was sacked injune. craig bellamy is appointed as the new wales manager, replacing rob page, who was sacked injune. ukraine is holding a day of mourning after one of the worst russian missile attacks in months. at least 38 people have been killed and more than 160 injured. kyiv�*s main children's hospital was among the locations targeted across the country.

president zelensky says russia must be held accountable,