this is bbc news with the latest headlines. up to 100,000 nurses in england, wales and northern ireland have begun industrial action, in what they're calling a �*last resort�* strike over pay — asking for a rise of up to 19%. it asking for a rise of up to 19%. is difficult to put foo plate, it is difficult to put food on the plate, it is difficult to pay the bills, even travel is very expensive. how do we sustain it? if expensive. how do we sustain it? if we are to afford a 19% pay rise, we can only— we are to afford a 19% pay rise, we can only do — we are to afford a 19% pay rise, we can only do that either through borrowing, through taxation taking money— borrowing, through taxation taking money from front line services. let us know money from front line services. us know your money from front line services. let us know your view on the nurse's' strike. have you had an appointment

cancelled because of it, or have any questions? get in touch with me. @annitabbc #bbcyourquestions. claims of lies and institutional gas lighting is the second instalment of harry and meghan�*s netflix series plans. four people have died in the english channel after a boat carrying migrants got into trouble. and france will face argentina in sunday's world cup final — after a 2—0 victory over morocco. hello and welcome. the largest nursing strike in nhs history is under way, with nurses in england, wales and northern ireland taking

part in industrial action. the royal college of nursing says staff were left no choice, after ministers refused to reopen pay talks. but the government says calls for a 19% pay rise are unaffordable. so what does it mean for patients? life—preserving treatment is protected, with staff in services like intensive and emergency care expected to work. so if you have an emergency — you should still call 999 as usual. but services including some cancer treatments, mental health care or urgent testing may be partially staffed. and more routine care such as planned operations, community nursing and health visiting is likely to be badly affected. in england, nurses from 51 hospitals, mental health trusts and community services are on strike. that means about a quarter of trusts or services are affected. but there won't be strike action in many parts of the country, including kent, lincolnshire, surrey and manchester.

in wales, six out of seven health of the boards there are seeing industrial action. while all of northern ireland's health trusts are affected by the strike. but in scotland, no nurses are striking today after two unions voted to accept an improved pay offer — ballots for other union members are under way. we will be live with correspondence on the picket line in belfast, cardiff and london. 0ur health correspondent, catherine burns, has this report. yay! lindsey thompson's been here before. she was on the picket line with other nurses in northern ireland three years ago and is walking out today, too. i am absolutely gutted, gutted that we're in this situation again. so it's a second time on strike for lindsay and others from the royal college of nursing in northern ireland, but a first for england and wales. nurses in scotland are about to vote on a new salary offer. the main reason is pay. starting salaries for nurses in england arejust over £27,000. they can go up to almost £55,000

for the most senior nurses. but the rcn says the average for an established nurse is closer to 32,000. that is similar to average pay across the country. i do not know a nurse that does want to strike. there's not one of us that wants to be on those picket lines and withdrawing our labour. we are nurses. we want to be with our patients. david was due to have a pacemaker fitted today — that's now been postponed. i have sympathy with their financial situation. but if you're in a profession where lives are at risk, i feel it's wrong to strike. the rcn is asking for a pay rise of 5% over inflation, which works out at 19%. the government says it's followed the recommendations of an independent nhs pay review body and offered 4.75% to staff in england, wales and northern ireland. yeah, they do deserve it, but maybe not as much as what we're asking for. i'm conflicted because i do have a lot of sympathy

with the nurses and the cost of living is absolutely going up for everybody at the moment. but similarly, front—line medical services is something you need 100% of the time. they're saving lives, - and i think they deserve what they're fighting for. so i have a level of understanding, although i do have a lot— of compassion for thel patient safety as well. extra hours, the unpaid hours, the leaving late. it has made the job a lot harder. rachel told the bbc last month that she was backing the strike, but not every hospital got enough votes to do it, including hers. i feel sort of conflicted about it, but i know that my colleagues are 100% backing those that can go out on strike. we are with you in solidarity. the royal college of nursing says some areas of medicine won't be affected at all by the strike. so chemotherapy and dialysis should continue as normal. so, too, should intensive care units for adults and children and paediatric emergency departments. adult a&es will be staffed

as if it's a christmas day. but if there's a life or death situation, hospital bosses can ask some nurses to come back in off the picket line. well, patient safety is the key priority for trusts. if you need urgent medical help, consider an urgent treatment centre or iii or other routes. if you haven't been contacted about a planned procedure on the day, the message is to go ahead and to turn up for that procedure. and this is day one. if there's no breakthrough, a second strike is planned for next tuesday. catherine burns, bbc news. earlier this morning we heard from the head of the royal college of nursing who explained why her union were asking for the 19% pay rise. what i'm asking for is the 20% that's been eroded from our nurses�* pay over the last decade to be put back in, so it's pay recovery, it's not asking for additional monies, when you break it down. what i've said time and time again, get into a room, let me set my objectives on the table, let the secretary of

state set his, and i'm sure, at some stage, both of us will come to an agreement. but we can't there because every room i go into with the secretary of state, he tells me we can talk about anything but pay. that's going to resolve nothing. what it is going to do is to continue with days like this. pat: from the royal of nursing. we also heard from the health minister maria caulfield — who herself is a nurse. she explained why the government was not willing to grant nurses a 19% pay rise. i've lived through when we had the pay cut and the pay freeze and they were extremely difficult times. but i also empathise with the british people, because if we are to afford a 19% pay rise, we can only do that either through borrowing, which we saw the effects of government borrowing onlyjust a few weeks ago on the economy, either through taxation, and i don't think that's appropriate when people are struggling with the cost of living this winter, or taking that money from front—line services, which is not something that we want to do.

a 19% pay increase is really an unrealistic ask. maria caulfield. let's go now to our ireland correspondent chris page. he is on the picket line. we have tomos morgan in wales and catherine burns in london also. we will be with them injust burns in london also. we will be with them in just a moment but, chris, to you first. give us a sense of what the impact of this strike action is? what have they been saying to you? can they believe it has come to this?— saying to you? can they believe it has come to this? although this is the first uk _ has come to this? although this is the first uk strike _ has come to this? although this is the first uk strike by _ has come to this? although this is the first uk strike by the - has come to this? although this is the first uk strike by the rcn, - has come to this? although this is| the first uk strike by the rcn, this part of the uk it has been on strike before recently three years ago on another pretty cold december day in 2019. nurses also were out over similar issues in similar circumstances back then to today. again in northern ireland, because then there was no devolved government, the stormont executive

was coming to the end of a three year collapse. it came back for a couple of years but last february it ceased to fully function again, so once more there is no properly functioning devolved government in this part of the uk which adds a whole layer of complexity to the situation here. because although the payoff is negotiated nationally it is implemented, the money is actually paid out by ministers instalment. because there are no ministers, there is a big question here as to how things move forward in northern ireland. so this is one of dozens of picket lines at hospitals and other health care centres here today. we are on the lisburn road, and rush—hour drivers, they have been sounding their horns in support. 0utside belfast city hospital, one of three main hospitals here. i'm going to have a quick word with una wilson, a research nurse. she has been on the

picket line which has been up and running for an hour. why have you come out on strike today? we have come out on strike today? we have come out on strike today? we have come out on _ come out on strike today? we have come out on strike _ come out on strike today? we have come out on strike today _ come out on strike today? we have come out on strike today because l come out on strike today? we have i come out on strike today because we think recruitment and retention of notiust_ think recruitment and retention of notjust nursing staff, all health care staff — notjust nursing staff, all health care staff has been the lowest it has ever— care staff has been the lowest it has ever been since covid, before covid, _ has ever been since covid, before covid, every— has ever been since covid, before covid, every year we are operating with less _ covid, every year we are operating with less and less staff and it means — with less and less staff and it means we cannot provide sufficient care to _ means we cannot provide sufficient care to our— means we cannot provide sufficient care to our patients because there arewt— care to our patients because there aren't enough staff to staff awards, accident _ aren't enough staff to staff awards, accident and emergency, icu, and our department _ accident and emergency, icu, and our department. getting a fair pay rise in line _ department. getting a fair pay rise in line with — department. getting a fair pay rise in line with inflation would be a good _ in line with inflation would be a good incentive for people to go into the profession and stay in the profession and not seek to go somewhere else and look to build a careen _ somewhere else and look to build a careen we — somewhere else and look to build a career. we are getting hit by the cost of— career. we are getting hit by the cost of living crisis just as anyone etse's~ _ cost of living crisis just as anyone etse's~ it — cost of living crisis just as anyone etse's~ it is— cost of living crisis just as anyone else's. it is not an unfair demand to ask_ else's. it is not an unfair demand to ask our— else's. it is not an unfair demand to ask our pay go up, especially if you consider our pay hasn't gone up in ten _ you consider our pay hasn't gone up in ten years — you consider our pay hasn't gone up in ten years. it's just about standing _ in ten years. it's just about standing up for our patients and trying _ standing up for our patients and trying to— standing up for our patients and trying to recruit more staff and keep— trying to recruit more staff and keep them. in trying to recruit more staff and keep them-— trying to recruit more staff and kee them. , ., , keep them. in the run-up to this day and chatting — keep them. in the run-up to this day

and chatting to _ keep them. in the run-up to this day and chatting to your _ keep them. in the run-up to this day and chatting to your colleagues - keep them. in the run-up to this day and chatting to your colleagues here| and chatting to your colleagues here on the picket line, what have people been saying? what is the mood been like? ., ., ., , been saying? what is the mood been like? .,, , ., like? the mood has been good, not 'ust the like? the mood has been good, not just the picket _ like? the mood has been good, not just the picket line, _ like? the mood has been good, not just the picket line, but _ like? the mood has been good, not just the picket line, but the - like? the mood has been good, not just the picket line, but the public. just the picket line, but the public as well, _ just the picket line, but the public as well, they are really showing their— as well, they are really showing their support. at the end of the day their support. at the end of the day the nhs _ their support. at the end of the day the nhs is — their support. at the end of the day the nhs is our national treasure, the nhs is our national treasure, the public— the nhs is our national treasure, the public supported, the people that work— the public supported, the people that work in it love it, it isjust that— that work in it love it, it isjust that it — that work in it love it, it isjust that it is — that work in it love it, it isjust that it is chronically understaffed, the staff— that it is chronically understaffed, the staff burned out, underpaid, so i the staff burned out, underpaid, so i don't _ the staff burned out, underpaid, so idon't think— the staff burned out, underpaid, so i don't think anyone would be against — i don't think anyone would be against this. they know we are doing this because we have a real passion for the _ this because we have a real passion for the jobs — this because we have a real passion for the jobs we do and we want to provide _ for the jobs we do and we want to provide good, safe care.— for the jobs we do and we want to provide good, safe care. thank you for takinu provide good, safe care. thank you for taking some _ provide good, safe care. thank you for taking some time _ provide good, safe care. thank you for taking some time to _ provide good, safe care. thank you for taking some time to talk- provide good, safe care. thank you for taking some time to talk to - provide good, safe care. thank you for taking some time to talk to us i for taking some time to talk to us on bbc news. she was talking about staff shortages, and that problem is particularly big in northern ireland. northern ireland has the longest hospital waiting times by far of any part of the uk, and certainly workforce shortages have been a major factor in that. the department of health currently run by civil servants, as i said earlier, not by ministers, they have

said, for their part, that this strike will be having an impact on an already fragile service. and while it is worth remembering that while it is worth remembering that while some planned procedures certainly have been affected, there is an impact on services, all the urgent care and life—saving treatment, for example, is going ahead here as elsewhere in the uk. chris, thank you very much. let's go now to cardiff and our correspondent, tomos morgan. good morning to you as well. the nurses in the _ good morning to you as well. tie: nurses in the health boards decided to strike today, the only one that isn't is the neighbouring health board to the one where i am today covering the city of newport but here in cardiff this picket line outside the rcn building isjust outside the rcn building isjust outside university hospital of wales, wales's largest hospital. 0n the route in, getting lots of support from people coming in today understandably standing out in the very cold weather today, —5 this

morning in cardiff. the reason is here in cardiff and in wales, very similar to those reasons across the uk. pay and conditions. staffing levels as well. as chris mentioned in northern ireland, staffing levels and nursing vacancies, that is really impacting a number of departments here in wales. we had a quick look at some figures yesterday to show that the increase in nursing vacancies in wales had gone up by 70% since last year. and that is after, of course, two difficult years for the health profession during covid, of course, as well. let's turn to somebody who's been nursing for almost two decades, rhiannon. something i mentioned was the nursing vacancies. 0ver rhiannon. something i mentioned was the nursing vacancies. over the years there has been getting worse. yes, definitely. when i was working on the _ yes, definitely. when i was working on the wards up until three years ago. _ on the wards up until three years ago. there — on the wards up until three years ago, there wasn't an issue with staffing — ago, there wasn't an issue with staffing i— ago, there wasn't an issue with staffing. i would say that has drastically changed, particularly in the last— drastically changed, particularly in the last year. fair pay, it is about

pay, _ the last year. fair pay, it is about pay, it— the last year. fair pay, it is about pay. it is— the last year. fair pay, it is about pay, it is about attracting nurses into the — pay, it is about attracting nurses into the role. you know, the student numbers— into the role. you know, the student numbers are — into the role. you know, the student numbers are down, attrition rates of student— numbers are down, attrition rates of student nurses are high, so a lot of nurses— student nurses are high, so a lot of nurses don't — student nurses are high, so a lot of nurses don't actually finish their training — nurses don't actually finish their training. and we need to attract nurses— training. and we need to attract nurses into _ training. and we need to attract nurses into the profession. i think that the _ nurses into the profession. i think that the level of responsibility a nurse _ that the level of responsibility a nurse has — that the level of responsibility a nurse has when they qualify, their pay does — nurse has when they qualify, their pay does not reflect that, so i think— pay does not reflect that, so i think that's why we want a fair pay rise _ think that's why we want a fair pay rise it's _ think that's why we want a fair pay rise. it's about patient safety. at the moment there aren't enough nurses— the moment there aren't enough nurses to — the moment there aren't enough nurses to look after patients effectively and carefully. what are the wa s effectively and carefully. what are the ways those — effectively and carefully. what are the ways those gaps _ effectively and carefully. what are the ways those gaps are _ effectively and carefully. what are the ways those gaps are being - the ways those gaps are being filled, by agency staff —— one of the ways. that is a huge cost burden on the nhs and full government. but i get the impression as well from speaking to some of you this morning, the other issue with that is when you have agency staff in that are not there on a regular basis, they can have a knock—on effect on the patient. it

basis, they can have a knock-on effect on the patient. it definitely im acts. effect on the patient. it definitely impacts- in _ effect on the patient. it definitely impacts. in wales _ effect on the patient. it definitely impacts. in wales last _ effect on the patient. it definitely impacts. in wales last year- effect on the patient. it definitely impacts. in wales last year last l impacts. in wales last year last year— impacts. in wales last year last year they— impacts. in wales last year last year they spent almost 130 million on agency~ — year they spent almost 130 million on agency. i think the welsh government could do something differently, they could invest some of that _ differently, they could invest some of that money back into substantive roles in _ of that money back into substantive roles in health boards and help keep nurses— roles in health boards and help keep nurses in— roles in health boards and help keep nurses in the health boards rather than going to work for agencies. broadcast interrupted by interference. the majority of the money they get to fund the nhs comes from the uk government and some comes from taxation from the welsh government. the welsh health minister said she was not willing to raise taxes further to fund extra salary increases further because of the cost of living crisis so she has

written to westminster asking for more money, asking for help to deal with this current situation, which they are dealing with as well in england, but she is yet to receive a response. 0ne england, but she is yet to receive a response. one more thing on tuesday the royal college of midwives in wales and physiotherapists working for the nhs, they also voted for industrial action. we will possibly be getting more strike action in wales in our medical services sometime in the nearfuture wales in our medical services sometime in the near future as well. tomos morgan in cardiff, thank you. let us go to the picket line in london at st thomas' hospital. good morning, catherine burns. the rcn representative was asked why some of the nursing unions in scotland had voted to accept a pay offer of 7.5%. she talked about the first minister

asking to get into a room with her for talks and she then was comparing that to the health secretary steve barclay, part of the westminster government, of course, saying if the secretary of state stops digging in we will be reasonable. is there any sign of compromise at all? both sides seem pretty embedded at the moment? ., ~ .. sides seem pretty embedded at the moment? ., ~ ., , ., , moment? you know, it is really funn , moment? you know, it is really funny. the _ moment? you know, it is really funny, the location _ moment? you know, it is really funny, the location i'm - moment? you know, it is really funny, the location i'm in - moment? you know, it is really. funny, the location i'm in because st thomas hospitalfor funny, the location i'm in because st thomas hospital for people who don't know faces parliament. we are on the corner of the bridge and on the other side of the bridge is the parliament but the gap between ministers there at the picket line here is immense. there isjust no sign right now of that backing down in any way. the real question today is about patient safety. what is being done to keep patients safe? this is how the rcn says it can strike safely. certain areas of

medicine are totally exempt from the strike. chemotherapy, dialysis. they should continue as normal. as should intensive care units and there will be a christmas day model, essentially meaningful a&e routine will because accidents do happen then. other areas of nursing such as community nursing on a christmas day model will mean reduced staffing. nurses in the community might be giving palliative care today, or going out and giving insulin but not so much. but really i think the impact will mostly be felt on the inpatient wards because they are on a kind of night duty level of staffing so much more reduced. the chief nurses, night duty levels are not the same as day levels so they are worried about things like giving antibiotics and observations. the

other impact is cancelled appointments... hip and knee replacements. 0ne really important thing to say is that at the hospitals, picket lines up—and—down the country, there are strikers talking to hospital management and they are worried about a life—saving situation, in which case they can come out to the strike committee and asked to send some nurses enough the picket line and if the rcn thinks it is necessary they do that. the thing that has struck me, since i've been here since six o'clock this morning speaking to nurses on the picket line, most of them are really sad to be here. you can hear the noise and there is a big cheery atmosphere, everyone beeping as they go by, but when you speak to the nurses they talk about their regret that they came into this to care for patients and today they are unable to do that. i'mjoined by and today they are unable to do that. i'm joined by a couple of nurses now, claudia and rebecca. tell me how you feel about this today. tell me how you feel about this toda . ~ .., tell me how you feel about this

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a big ask, isn't it? i for is a 19% pay rise. that is quite a big ask, isn't it?— a big ask, isn't it? i think at the end of the _ a big ask, isn't it? i think at the end of the day, _ a big ask, isn't it? i think at the end of the day, though, - a big ask, isn't it? i think at the end of the day, though, nurses' a big ask, isn't it? i think at the - end of the day, though, nurses' pay hasn't _ end of the day, though, nurses' pay hasn't been — end of the day, though, nurses' pay hasn't been in line with inflation and now— hasn't been in line with inflation and now you look at the cost of living _ and now you look at the cost of living crisis, people needing to heat _ living crisis, people needing to beat their— living crisis, people needing to heat their houses, and everyone was ctapping _ heat their houses, and everyone was ctapping for— heat their houses, and everyone was clapping for us during covid because we provided a lot of support for the country— we provided a lot of support for the country and — we provided a lot of support for the country and that still needed, health— country and that still needed, health care hasn't gone away and are you still— health care hasn't gone away and are you still need nurses, so i think it's about saying what are we worth to you? _ it's about saying what are we worth to you? do — it's about saying what are we worth to ou? ,., , ., it's about saying what are we worth to ou? ., , to you? do you feel your salaries are enough _ to you? do you feel your salaries are enough for— to you? do you feel your salaries are enough for you _ to you? do you feel your salaries are enough for you to _ to you? do you feel your salaries are enough for you to live - to you? do you feel your salaries are enough for you to live on - to you? do you feel your salaries are enough for you to live on at i to you? do you feel your salaries i are enough for you to live on at the moment? . . are enough for you to live on at the moment? ,, . ..,, ., moment? since the cost of living crisis recently _ moment? since the cost of living crisis recently we _ moment? since the cost of living crisis recently we have _ moment? since the cost of living crisis recently we have been - moment? since the cost of living i crisis recently we have been feeling the pinch. — crisis recently we have been feeling the pinch. i— crisis recently we have been feeling the pinch, i personally— crisis recently we have been feeling the pinch, i personally have - crisis recently we have been feeling the pinch, i personally have been. the pinch, i personally have been feeling _ the pinch, i personally have been feeling it — the pinch, i personally have been feeling it. everyone _ the pinch, i personally have been feeling it. everyone is— the pinch, i personally have been feeling it. everyone is different, i the pinch, i personally have beenj feeling it. everyone is different, i don't _ feeling it. everyone is different, i don't have — feeling it. everyone is different, i don't have kids, _ feeling it. everyone is different, i don't have kids, so _ feeling it. everyone is different, i don't have kids, so i _ feeling it. everyone is different, i don't have kids, so i can't - feeling it. everyone is different, i. don't have kids, so i can't comment on how— don't have kids, so i can't comment on how it _ don't have kids, so i can't comment on how it feels _ don't have kids, so i can't comment on how it feels like _ don't have kids, so i can't comment on how it feels like for _ don't have kids, so i can't comment on how it feels like for all _ don't have kids, so i can't comment on how it feels like for all the - on how it feels like for all the parents — on how it feels like for all the parents out _ on how it feels like for all the parents out there _ on how it feels like for all the parents out there that - on how it feels like for all the parents out there that have . on how it feels like for all the . parents out there that have kids which _ parents out there that have kids which the — parents out there that have kids which the majority _ parents out there that have kids which the majority of _ parents out there that have kids which the majority of nurses - parents out there that have kidsj which the majority of nurses do, they— which the majority of nurses do, they do— which the majority of nurses do, they do have _ which the majority of nurses do, they do have kids _ which the majority of nurses do, they do have kids and _ which the majority of nurses do, they do have kids and they - which the majority of nurses do, they do have kids and they do i which the majority of nurses do, i they do have kids and they do need to pay— they do have kids and they do need to pay to _ they do have kids and they do need to pay to heat — they do have kids and they do need to pay to heat their— they do have kids and they do need to pay to heat their houses - they do have kids and they do need to pay to heat their houses and - they do have kids and they do need i to pay to heat their houses and send their kids _ to pay to heat their houses and send their kids to — to pay to heat their houses and send their kids to childcare _ to pay to heat their houses and send their kids to childcare so _ to pay to heat their houses and send their kids to childcare so that - to pay to heat their houses and send their kids to childcare so that they. their kids to childcare so that they can come — their kids to childcare so that they can come to — their kids to childcare so that they can come to work. _ their kids to childcare so that they

can come to work. find _ their kids to childcare so that they can come to work.— their kids to childcare so that they can come to work. and keep in mind we are not — can come to work. and keep in mind we are not getting — can come to work. and keep in mind we are not getting paid _ can come to work. and keep in mind we are not getting paid to _ can come to work. and keep in mind we are not getting paid to dosa - can come to work. and keep in mind we are not getting paid to dosa thel we are not getting paid to dosa the people _ we are not getting paid to dosa the people that will feel the pinch have to be in— people that will feel the pinch have to be in their working, people that will feel the pinch have to be in theirworking, if people that will feel the pinch have to be in their working, if they were here they— to be in their working, if they were here they wouldn't get paid, so the ones most — here they wouldn't get paid, so the ones most likely feeling the cost impact _ ones most likely feeling the cost impact of— ones most likely feeling the cost impact of the current pay means they have to _ impact of the current pay means they have to be _ impact of the current pay means they have to be inside to get their pay for today — have to be inside to get their pay for toda . ~ . . have to be inside to get their pay for toda . ~ . , ., ,., for today. what is the one thing you want peeple — for today. what is the one thing you want peeple at _ for today. what is the one thing you want people at home _ for today. what is the one thing you want people at home to _ for today. what is the one thing you want people at home to know - for today. what is the one thing you want people at home to know aboutj want people at home to know about this? ~ ., want people at home to know about this? . ., ., want people at home to know about this? ~ . ., ., ., , this? what are we worth and 'ust pay us as we are worth * this? what are we worth and 'ust pay us as we are worth so h this? what are we worth and 'ust pay us as we are worth so we _ this? what are we worth and just pay us as we are worth so we can - this? what are we worth and just pay us as we are worth so we can make i us as we are worth so we can make sure _ us as we are worth so we can make sure we _ us as we are worth so we can make sure we have — us as we are worth so we can make sure we have enough _ us as we are worth so we can make sure we have enough nurses- us as we are worth so we can make sure we have enough nurses to - us as we are worth so we can makei sure we have enough nurses to look after the _ sure we have enough nurses to look after the patients _ sure we have enough nurses to look after the patients inside. _ sure we have enough nurses to look after the patients inside. we - sure we have enough nurses to look after the patients inside.— after the patients inside. we want to be given _ after the patients inside. we want to be given the — after the patients inside. we want to be given the right _ after the patients inside. we want to be given the right care. - after the patients inside. we want to be given the right care. at - after the patients inside. we want to be given the right care. at the l to be given the right care. at the end of— to be given the right care. at the end of the — to be given the right care. at the end of the day we are here for them, we got _ end of the day we are here for them, we got into— end of the day we are here for them, we got into this profession to care for them — we got into this profession to care for them and to care for the future is to come — for them and to care for the future is to come and to teach the nurses how to _ is to come and to teach the nurses how to care — is to come and to teach the nurses how to care for the future is to come — how to care for the future is to come and _ how to care for the future is to come. and we just won't get that if we are not being treated fairly, as everyone — we are not being treated fairly, as everyone else should be. a we are not being treated fairly, as everyone else should be.- everyone else should be. a really im ortant everyone else should be. a really important thing _ everyone else should be. a really important thing to _ everyone else should be. a really important thing to say today is i everyone else should be. a reallyl important thing to say today is the nhs is open for business, so here in england only about a quarter... the message is clear, if you have an

emergency, call 999. if you need other medical help and try 111 and if you have an appointment planned for today and nobody has told you it is cancelled, assume it is going ahead and turn up anyway. {lila ahead and turn up anyway. ok, catherine _ ahead and turn up anyway. ok, catherine burns, _ ahead and turn up anyway. 0k, catherine burns, thank you very much, in london, tomos morgan in cardiff and chris page in belfast, thank you all very much, on the picket lines today to explain more about this story for us, this historic action bite nurses, the largest nursing strike in nhs history. if you have any questions about the strike today, do get in touch with me, if it is affecting you, if you had an appointment to cancel the command also let me know what you think of it. do you support the nurses? get in touch with me on twitter and use the hashtag bbc your questions. we're also joined by lianna etkind, a charity worker in cambridge and the mother of a child who was due to have an nhs appointment today, which has been postponed because of the strike.

lianna thank you forjoining us today. do you know when this appointment for your daughter will be rescheduled yet? goad appointment for your daughter will be rescheduled yet? good morning. about a week _ be rescheduled yet? good morning. about a week ago _ be rescheduled yet? good morning. about a week ago the _ be rescheduled yet? good morning. about a week ago the hospital - be rescheduled yet? good morning. i about a week ago the hospital turned up about a week ago the hospital turned up to say it was cancelled until february, so hopefully in the new year we will get to go in. what february, so hopefully in the new year we will get to go in.- year we will get to go in. what do ou think year we will get to go in. what do you think that _ year we will get to go in. what do you think that means _ year we will get to go in. what do you think that means for - year we will get to go in. what do you think that means for your - you think that means for your daughter? how worried are you that you have this delay? i’m daughter? how worried are you that you have this delay?— you have this delay? i'm really glad that it is not _ you have this delay? i'm really glad that it is not affecting _ you have this delay? i'm really glad that it is not affecting her _ that it is not affecting her quality—of—life but it would be really good to just have our minds put at rest, to hear the results of the scan that happened three weeks ago. so i am quite keen to have that appointment and hearfrom ago. so i am quite keen to have that appointment and hear from the specialists. appointment and hear from the specialists-— appointment and hear from the secialists. ~ . , , ., .. specialists. what is your view on the strike action? _ specialists. what is your view on the strike action? i _ specialists. what is your view on the strike action? i am - specialists. what is your view on the strike action? i am 10096 - specialists. what is your view on - the strike action? i am 10096 behind the strike action? i am 10096 behind the nurses- — the strike action? i am 10096 behind the nurses- i — the strike action? i am10096 behind the nurses. ithink— the strike action? i am 10096 behind the nurses. i think they _ the strike action? i am 10096 behind the nurses. i think they are - the nurses. i think they are absolute legends, to be out there in the cold, and it makes me really angry that the government has held their pay down for years and years

and years, and we have people doing the most valuable work with people in really difficult emotional situations, people at the end of life, people have been in accidents, who are not getting paid enough to live on, not getting paid enough to feed theirfamilies. apparently live on, not getting paid enough to feed their families. apparently a third of nurses had to skip a meal because can't afford to live a decent life and people want quality care, when i go into hospital i want the best care for myself and my daughter and i can't expect nurses to deliver the best care if they can't take care of their own health, or if they go home really late because they can't afford... the government _ because they can't afford... the government has _ because they can't afford... the government has said today that either borrowing has to go up, that taxes have to go up, or that money has to be diverted away from other front line services. so do you think that 19% is too much to ask for?

nurses�* pay has gone down by 20% in real terms in the last ten years. and also the cap was removed from bankers�* bonuses. the money is out there and there are choices about who we tax and what we tax and also cracking down on tax avoidance and tax evasion. it cracking down on tax avoidance and tax evasion-— tax evasion. it is one thing to say ou tax evasion. it is one thing to say you support _ tax evasion. it is one thing to say you support strike _ tax evasion. it is one thing to say you support strike action - tax evasion. it is one thing to say you support strike action but - tax evasion. it is one thing to say you support strike action but to l tax evasion. it is one thing to say| you support strike action but to do so when it directly impacts you in this case, your young child, has not always been your view that you support it no matter what? how worried are you about the direct impact on yourfamily? worried are you about the direct impact on your family? i do worried are you about the direct impact on your family? i do worry. i would like to _ impact on your family? i do worry. i would like to go _ impact on your family? i do worry. i would like to go and _ impact on your family? i do worry. i would like to go and have _ impact on your family? i do worry. i would like to go and have the - impact on your family? i do worry. i would like to go and have the scan i would like to go and have the scan results. i�*m angry. i would would like to go and have the scan results. i�*m angry. iwould be would like to go and have the scan results. i�*m angry. i would be angry if it got postponed again. but my anger would be directed at the government. i think nurses don�*t want to be striking today. they would like to be able to sit down and reach a deal, and it is the

government�*s refusal to find a way to pay a predominantly female workforce for the work they do come workforce for the work they do come work they have done all through covid as well, literally putting their lives on the line. i was out there clapping for nurses every week, but claps cannot pay the bills. compassion and a sense of duty and care cannot pay the bills. so it is really up to the government to draw the sting to a close command also so people can get the appointments they need and so that waiting lists can shrink. every day people are having to wait for care because people are leaving the profession and people are not going to be attracted into a job which might be really valuable but isn�*t putting food on the table. might be really valuable but isn't putting food on the table. lianna, thank ou putting food on the table. lianna, thank you for— putting food on the table. lianna, thank you for sharing _ putting food on the table. lianna, thank you for sharing your - putting food on the table. lianna, thank you for sharing your views i putting food on the table. lianna, i thank you for sharing your views and good luck with the appointment for your little girl. lianna etkind in cambridge. as we mentioned, depending on where you are, that will influence how much you might be

affected by today�*s strikes. to find ouy more just head to the bbc news website or the bbc news app and you can search through the nations and regions of the uk to see which hospital trusts and services are impacted. we will have more on that story coming up throughout the programme. the duke and duchess of sussex have again accused the british royal family of doing nothing to protect them from media intrusion. harry and meghan make the accusation in the final three episodes of their new netflix series, just released. joining me now is our royal correspondent sarah campbell. sarah has been watching some of the latest episodes which have dropped on netflix this morning. sarah, good morning to you. after the dramatic trailer before the first three episodes which were released last thursday, what we actually got was a very personal story of the couple�*s story, nothing particularly explosive.

story, nothing particularly “plosive— story, nothing particularly exlosive. , , , explosive. the first three episodes took us u- explosive. the first three episodes took us up to _ explosive. the first three episodes took us up to the _ explosive. the first three episodes took us up to the wedding - explosive. the first three episodes took us up to the wedding in - explosive. the first three episodes took us up to the wedding in may i took us up to the wedding in may 2018 and the next three hours take us beyond that and all the events that happened since 2018. and there have been quite a few events that happened since 2018. i think there is lots of personal detail, lots of filling in gaps, if you like, things that we know that happened but we didn�*t know the detail of what happened. so let me give you an example. i will have to take you a little bit through the chronology. the web no wedding happened in may 2018, the surface everything seemed fine but then the documentary talks about meghan�*s issues, particularly mental health issues, something she has talked about before, her mother talks about the moment that meghan told her she felt like she wanted to take her own life and how difficult that time was, and this built up when harry and meghan took themselves off to canada and to

rethink and have this half and half out a relationship with the royal family would be the best route for them. they could earn their own money but they could also be a part of the royal family. money but they could also be a part of the royalfamily. this money but they could also be a part of the royal family. this suggestion didn�*t go down too well. prince harry was brought back to the uk to attend what became known as the sandringham summit. so there was him in the room, prince charles, prince william and the queen trying to thrash out the details about how this was going to go forward. prince harry gave us some previously unknown detail about what went on behind palace walls. it was terrifying _ behind palace walls. it was terrifying to _ behind palace walls. it was terrifying to have - behind palace walls. it was terrifying to have my - terrifying to have my brother screaming and shouting at me and my father— screaming and shouting at me and my father say— screaming and shouting at me and my father say things that weren't true and quietly sit there and take it all in _ and my grandmother, you know, quietly sit there and take it all in. but you have to understand that, from the family's perspective, especially from hers,

there are ways of doing things, and her ultimate sort of mission, goal/responsibility is the institution. what happened after the sandringham summit was a statement was released saying they had come to this agreement that harry and meghan would step back a senior roles at the end of march 2020. we get harry�*s thoughts on what it was like to attend that very final engagement as a senior royal, the commonwealth day service in march 2020. it's like living through a soap opera, where everybody else views you as entertainment. you really do have to . wonder what was going through their minds as they were i going through the motions of this, given what's going. on in the background. i felt really distant from the rest of my family, which was interesting, because so much of how they operate is about what it looks like, rather than what it feels like. and it looked cold. but it also felt cold. do you think the royal family is going to respond to this, going to have to respond to this? it�*s a have to respond to this? it's a

really good — have to respond to this? it's a really good question, - have to respond to this? it's a really good question, isn't - have to respond to this? it's a really good question, isn't it? | have to respond to this? it�*s —. really good question, isn't it? they really good question, isn�*t it? they haven�*t responded after the first three episodes. there is a level of personal detail here, obviously, about a sort of individual members of the royalfamily. it about a sort of individual members of the royal family. it will be up to them to decide whether they will respond or they have to weigh up whether by doing so they sort of add to the oxygen of publicity around this netflix series. certainly, i think there will be, again, a sense of sadness that this is prince harry, charles�*s son, william�*s brother who really is airing the personal, private royal relationships in very much in public. after three hours, the final scenes are him and meghan looking idyllic in this sort of sunset in california, talking about the fact that they felt they needed to do this. harry is asked whether he misses anything and he says, "i miss the weird family gatherings, i miss a few friends, and i miss the uk". clearly, no sense that after all that has gone on, meghan or harry

feels that things should have been any different. feels that things should have been any different-— feels that things should have been an different. ., ~ , ., , . let�*s speak now to anna whitelock. she�*s a professor of the history of monarchy at city university of london. thank you very much professor whitelock forjoining us. what do you make of these latest three episodes in the netflix series? i have been speed watching them this morning. they do pick up where the last left off, particularly focusing on the press. but drawing in the palace in their critique and really focusing on the enmeshed and toxic relationship between the palace and the press. this sense, therefore, of betrayal, selling out to the press. ultimately, to protect the institution and, specifically, it�*s heirs and particularly william. in that sense, selling stories or rather briefing stories against

harry, as his book describes is coming out next year, the spare. it is a very sad story. it focuses, the first episode particularly, on the expectation at the time of their wedding. and their hopes that, you know, after a sort of process of adjustment they would be welcomed into the family and would be a great asset to it. the series picks up by exploring how the press were relentless in their pursuit of meghan, the underpinning racism, as they saw it in that treatment. there are echoes that harry explicitly draws between the treatment of meghan and the treatment of his mother. so, ithink, you know, in short, you know, the palace are... will very much, find this uncomfortable viewing if anybody watches this. but not for specifics, perhaps, beyond this incident at the

sandringham summit, where william is described as screaming and shouting. but more because of the questions about how it treats members of the family. this toxic relationship. interference i family. this toxic relationship. interference— family. this toxic relationship. interference ~ ., , ., , interference i think it really does raise questions, _ interference i think it really does raise questions, questions - interference i think it really does raise questions, questions that - interference i think it really does | raise questions, questions that were asked at the time of diana marrying into the family and questions that have taken on an increased potency now with meghan, a mixed race woman, marrying into the family. [30 now with meghan, a mixed race woman, marrying into the family.— marrying into the family. do you think it's any _ marrying into the family. do you think it's any coincidence - marrying into the family. do you think it's any coincidence that i marrying into the family. do you | think it's any coincidence that we think it�*s any coincidence that we see a lot more on social media, for one thing, of the prince and princess of wales now and other members of the royal family at this time? when this netflix series is coming out. time? when this netflix series is coming out-— time? when this netflix series is cominu out. ~ ., ., , coming out. well, i mean, of course, ou coming out. well, i mean, of course, you know. — coming out. well, i mean, of course, you know. the _ coming out. well, i mean, of course, you know, the palace... _ coming out. well, i mean, of course, you know, the palace... will- you know, the palace... will continue to do what they do, which is carry on as normal, business as usual, and focus on the activities

of the firm. of course, yesterday, the prince and princess of wales released their christmas card. and the activities of the royals continue tonight. kate has her christmas service of thanksgiving for those nhs and other workers. and also thanksgiving for the queen. the royalfamily will be also thanksgiving for the queen. the royal family will be out in force. in that sense, business as usual and they will hope that the press, and i�*m sure, in some part, they will brief the press on all of that, in order to try and push the harry and meghan stories off the front page. in that sense, they will do what they always have done. it is this relationship between the palace and the press that i think is really very much in focus here. and how, in a sense, that has damaged and privileged the firm over the family. and it is harry and meghan who have been the victims of that.— been the victims of that. professor anat whitelock _ been the victims of that. professor anat whitelock from _

been the victims of that. professor anat whitelock from city _ been the victims of that. professorj anat whitelock from city university of london, thank you very much. —— anna. the search is resuming for four people feared missing after another four drowned when a boat carrying migrants capsized in the english channel off the kent coast on wednesday. footage filmed from the boat showed some dressed only in t—shirts and thin life jackets screaming for help. 0ur correspondent simonjones is in dover. simon, sadly, given the conditions, if anyone is still in the water were probably talking about a recovery rather than a rescue operation? —— we are probably. rather than a rescue operation? -- we are probably-— rather than a rescue operation? -- we are probably. yes, the search is continuin: we are probably. yes, the search is continuing this _ we are probably. yes, the search is continuing this morning _ we are probably. yes, the search is continuing this morning but - we are probably. yes, the search is continuing this morning but that. we are probably. yes, the search is continuing this morning but that is| continuing this morning but that is not being carried out today by border force and lifeboat vessels. instead, they are using drones to survey the sea, to see whether they can find, in this case, we are talking about bodies. at this time of year, the temperature of the sea is around 10 degrees. normally, people would only be able to survive

for 5—10 minutes in that temperature out there in the channel. and perhaps even less if people were panicking. sadly, we are talking about a recovery operation. in terms of what happened, we know that yesterday morning at about three o�*clock, members of a fishing boat were awoken by screams coming from the water. they looked out and found five people clinging to their fishing boat. and then they saw, in the distance, a dinghy, which was starting to take on water, and starting to take on water, and starting to take on water, and starting to deflate. and more than 30 people were rescued. sadly, four people have been confirmed to have lost their lives. it�*s possible that we are looking for another four people, who are unaccounted for. but it is a confusing picture. if you imagine, that dinghy was very overloaded, perhaps up to 50 people on board, who didn�*t know each other. so, it�*s difficult for the authorities to know precisely how many people may still be missing. but it�*s clear that if it weren�*t

for that fishing boat out in the channel yesterday morning, we could be talking about potentially a0 or 50 deaths. the emergency services, some relief that they were able to save so many lives. but, obviously, a great sense of shock and grief, really, that they were not able to save everyone who was on that boat. simon, thank you very much, simon jones in dover. it is 9:39am. it's it�*s time for sport. good morning. so after a world cup of shocks and upsets, it will be two of the favourites who will contest the final on sunday. when we will see, arguably the best two players on the planet, mbappe and messi going head to head, as defending world champions france taking on argentina. the french booked their place by ending the record breaking run of morroco. patrick gearey reports. commentator: mbappe weaving through and a tap in for two! -

part eruption of celebration, part gasp of relief. france have their final, but morocco gave this everything down to the last tear. it always meant so much. the first arab nation and the first african nation to reach this far, willed on across continents, morocco were the world�*s challenges morocco were the world�*s challengers to the world champions. knocking out both spain and portugal had inflated belief. the moroccan defence had shown it could defy anyone. until early on the french found a hole. theo hernandez has struck france in front inside five minutes. a goal typical of france�*s ruthless brilliance. now they knew the defender roman was carrying an injury, so they put the ball in behind him. 0livier giroud through. he might have made it two. meanwhile, morocco settled. they have thrived by disrupting, by doing things no—one expected. jawad el yarmouk might have turned the match on its axis, a spectacular

sign of a coming storm. in the second half, morocco charged, no regrets, no compromises, but still no goals until an opening for abderrazak hamdallah. moroccans everywhere waited for his shot. all the way, can�*t find the finish. a moment left forever dangling. for now, france rediscovered that telling quality, kylian mbappe to randal kolo muani, who within a minute of being on the pitch, brought a president and a nation to their feet. 2-0. too much, too difficult to take in during these moments what morocco had done forfootball in their region. france, meanwhile, step closer to back to back world cups. next to argentina, to messi, and maybe to history. patrick geary, bbc news. there�*s a huge moroccan population in france too, given the close historical ties between the two nations, and where there were celebrations there was also heartbreak. they�*d already made history,

by becoming the first african side to reach the semi—finals. and after the match, kylian mbappe took to social media to pay tribute to his paris saint germain teammate, achraf hakimi, who shone for morocco during the tournament. he told him that "don�*t be sad bro....everyone was proud of what you did". away from the world cup — the women�*s super league has begun its winter break, after last night�*s match between tottenham and everton. everton won 3—0 — substitue giovana with their third. they move up to sixth, in the table. the season will resume one month today although there are still league cup matches this weekend. so while one league begins its break — the scottish premiership returns tonight — rangers take on hibernian in the premiership, with new rangers manager michael beale finally seeing his team compete, after more than a fortnight of having to wait for the season to resume. beale was previously one of the coaches at the glasgow club, when steven gerrard was manager. i think we�*re ready to go. i think the last two weeks have been a lot of frustration that we waited for it, certainly on my part, as well.

i think if you asked every manager, we�*d all want more time on the training pitch and more time with the group. but, on a personal level, i feel overly ready. i think it�*s going to be a hugely proud moment for me, but it�*s more important that the fans and the players are aligned and we put on a strong performance at home at ibrox. cricket and england�*s women are on a bit of a roll now with their t20 world cup, just a few months away. they�*ve claimed another win against west indies, winning by 16 runs despite it being an experimental england side, but the more experienced sophia, dunkley, top scored for the visitors with a3. england then defended their modest total of 1a1—6. the women�*s t20 begins in south africa. that�*s all the sport for now. the bank of england is expected to raise interest rates at midday today. analysts predict they�*ll rise by half a percentage point, slightly lower than last month�*s rise. let�*s speak to our business

correspondent, marc ashdown who�*s with me now... if it happened as predicted, that would take rates to 3.5%, what is the thinking going on about all of this? ., the thinking going on about all of this? . , , this? that is the interesting thing, we will see — this? that is the interesting thing, we will see this _ this? that is the interesting thing, we will see this headline _ this? that is the interesting thing, we will see this headline figure, i we will see this headline figure, "bank raises interest rates from x to x". behind it, the bank of england monetary policy committee, nine members who meet every month and they have differing views on the way forward for the economy and to try to bring down inflation. they each get a vote on the expectation is that the rate will go from 3% to 3.5% of that will be the highest since october 2008. that would be a slowdown, last month they raised it by 0.75 percentage points. that was quite aggressive. but the split will be quite fascinating. expecting maybe one member to vote to keep it as it is, a couple for a softer rise. the consensus will be for the 0.5%. it will give us a hint at the path ahead. we are expecting the bank to keep raising the rates into next year. but how high will it go?

5%? how long do they feel it needs to stay there to bring inflation under control.— to stay there to bring inflation under control. whether you are a borrower or _ under control. whether you are a borrower or a _ under control. whether you are a borrower or a saver, _ under control. whether you are a borrower or a saver, what - under control. whether you are a borrower or a saver, what does i under control. whether you are a j borrower or a saver, what does it mean? �* . . . borrower or a saver, what does it mean? ., ., , mean? base rate affects everything from mortgages _ mean? base rate affects everything from mortgages to _ mean? base rate affects everything from mortgages to tenants, - from mortgages to tenants, landlords, credit cards, loans. also savings. we will come to that in a moment. if you are on a typical tracker mortgage, which tracks the base rate, in the uk, the average is £117,000. 0.5 percentage rise to will take your monthly payments by another £50 a month. it won�*t change another £50 a month. it won�*t change a fixed rate at all but around 300,000 people every quarter will have to remortgage. there are no cheap deals, we could see some shocks ahead. i like to bring you good news! if you are a saver and you have money in the bank, for the first time in a long while, you are starting to get a half decent return on that and that is part of the picture. the bank wants to see more people saving their money, putting it away rather than spending it and that will hope to bring down

inflation. ~ . . that will hope to bring down inflation. ~ . , ., that will hope to bring down inflation. ~ . , . , . inflation. what is a picture with interest rates _ inflation. what is a picture with interest rates and _ inflation. what is a picture with interest rates and central- inflation. what is a picture with interest rates and central bank| interest rates and central bank decisions elsewhere in the world? everyone follows america and the federal reserve puts tele put their rate up by 0.5% yesterday, less aggressive. the european bank is expected to do the same thing today. inflation is the big battle and the feeling is that it has peaked in america and here too. this is the usual lever that banks use to put interest rates up, which stops people spending and brings down inflation. these factors are global, the war in ukraine, the price of gas and that sort of thing. a lot of it is out of the control of the bank but we will get a sense of a path starting to emerge ahead for the coming year. brute starting to emerge ahead for the coming year-— coming year. we will bring those fi . ures to coming year. we will bring those figures to everyone _ coming year. we will bring those figures to everyone when - coming year. we will bring those figures to everyone when they i coming year. we will bring those i figures to everyone when they are released. thank you very much, marc ashdown, our business correspondent. back to strikes news. mick lynch, the leader of the uk�*s biggest rail union, the rmt, will meet with industry leaders and the government today, after a a8—hour strike overjobs, pay and conditions ended last night. passengers are being

warned to expect some disruption to services today, too. meanwhile, postal workers are staging another day of strikes at royal mail and some civil servants are continuing industrial action in scotland and northern england. i�*m joined now by rohan kon, who is the national chair of acorn uk, a postal worker and communication workers union rep and you are on strike today. tickets line is behind you, we are seeing lots of picket lines today. tell us why you have made this decision to take part in the industrial action.— decision to take part in the industrial action. ., . . ., industrial action. hello. we are on strike to put _ industrial action. hello. we are on strike to put it _ industrial action. hello. we are on strike to put it simply, _ industrial action. hello. we are on strike to put it simply, we - industrial action. hello. we are on strike to put it simply, we are i industrial action. hello. we are on | strike to put it simply, we are here to save royal mail. there is a cost of living crisis going on and we are all struggling but it is about so much more than that. we are fighting massivejob much more than that. we are fighting massive job cuts that would see tens of thousands of hard—working people out of work. we are fighting massive changes to our work, the way that we work would be completely disruptive to our lives. most importantly, we

are fighting to save royal mail, the great british institution that has invested in this country for over 500 years. the great postal service we all know and love with posties in your community going door to door, checking on local people had been a lifeline to many people. if simon thompson had his way we would wake up thompson had his way we would wake up tomorrow and all of that would be gone. up tomorrow and all of that would be one. up tomorrow and all of that would be tone, ., , ., , up tomorrow and all of that would be one. . ,., , , gone. the reasons behind the industrial _ gone. the reasons behind the industrial action _ gone. the reasons behind the industrial action is _ gone. the reasons behind the industrial action is very - gone. the reasons behind the i industrial action is very complex. what sort of offer would it take for you to enter this? it is what sort of offer would it take for you to enter this?— you to enter this? it is probably worth saying some _ worth saying some of the changes that simon thompson and royal mail are trying to push through at the moment. in return for a below inflation pay rise offer, they are wanting to bring in changes that would completely disrupt our lives. like i said, tens of thousands of job losses, but also changing the way that we work. bringing in flexible working, we would not know whether we were coming or going. the

uberisation of... whether we were coming or going. the uberisation of. . ._ uberisation of... sorry to interrupt ou. if uberisation of... sorry to interrupt you- if you — uberisation of... sorry to interrupt you- if you said — uberisation of... sorry to interrupt you. if you said that _ uberisation of... sorry to interrupt you. if you said that the _ uberisation of... sorry to interrupt you. if you said that the pay - uberisation of... sorry to interrupt you. if you said that the pay offerl you. if you said that the pay offer was above inflation, that would allow a communication workers union members to compromise on other aspects of the discussions? i think if i 'ust aspects of the discussions? i think if i just finished, _ aspects of the discussions? i think if i just finished, we _ aspects of the discussions? i think if i just finished, we are _ aspects of the discussions? i think if i just finished, we are looking i if ijust finished, we are looking at also the watering down of our sick pay when we have worked all the way through the covid pandemic, not knowing if we take that back to our families, that is a slap in the face to take away our sick pay. later starting times, we would work in the dark, people would fail to pick up their kids from school, they would be forced out of theirjobs. in return for a below inflation pay rise, it isjust return for a below inflation pay rise, it is just not good enough and it would completely destroy the postal service that we know and love. 0ur ceo wants us to just be another zero hours gig economy parcel company. that is not good for us and it�*s not good for the public, it is not good for customers. it is not what anyone wants. just because

we have currently got working conditions that other places don�*t have, they might say that we shouldn�*t have them but how does that make any sense? if you have got people that are starving, does that mean we should take everyone�*s food away? if you people that live on the streets, should we throw everyone out of our houses? no, we should bring the people that haven�*t got that up to a level so that we can all have a good standard of living. all we are asking for is that we want to be safe and happy and healthy. we are not asking for the world. and we think that is what everyone deserves.— world. and we think that is what everyone deserves. what is your messa . e everyone deserves. what is your message to _ everyone deserves. what is your message to people, _ everyone deserves. what is your message to people, including i message to people, including businesses, who are losing out on custom at the moment because they cannot get their deliveries made? firstly, i would like to say that the reality of this situation, with the reality of this situation, with the support from the public, has been immense. we have seen huge support both from individuals and small businesses. we don�*t want to be on strike, of course we don�*t want to be on strike at christmas. it is unfair that we have no other option from our ceo other to go on strike, it is the same for nurses

and ambulance drivers, none of us want to be on strike at christmas. the false distinction that is being made between the so—called public and posties and teachers and nurses, we have all gotjobs and families. if it�*s not nurses and posties and teachers, we want to be out there delivering your christmas cards and christmas presents just as much as we want to be sending them ourselves to our loved ones. but if our ceo has his way, christmas cards will be a thing of the past. it is about us standing together and saying enough is enough. we have got to stick together to make sure that it is not just a very, very few very, very wealthy people in this country are getting richer and richer and richer while the rest of us are left with nothing. while the rest of us are left with nothinu. ., . ., . ~' ,. , nothing. rohan kon, thank you very much, nothing. rohan kon, thank you very much. member— nothing. rohan kon, thank you very much, member of _ nothing. rohan kon, thank you very much, member of the _ nothing. rohan kon, thank you very l much, member of the communication workers union from a picket line. rows of holiday—makers clutching clear plastic bags full of tiny liquids has become a familiar sight at airport security. but, that�*s likely to be scrapped in the coming years as the government plans to introduce new scanning technology. let�*s have a look at the changes.

passengers are currently allowed to take liquids in containers up to 100 millilitres and they all have to be clearly visible. under the new plans, that limit will be extended to two litres — and you won�*t need to remove them from hand luggage at security. however, these changes won�*t come into effect untiljune 202a, to give airports time to upgrade their screening equipment. let�*s speak to the travel journalist and writer simon calder who�*s at gatwick airport. good morning, simon, we have all got used to do this over the last decade or so, used to do this over the last decade orso, do used to do this over the last decade or so, do you think this is a good plan to revert what it was before hand? ~ , . . ~ plan to revert what it was before hand? ~ , , . ~ ., . , ., hand? well, yes. if i talk to any of the passengers. — hand? well, yes. if i talk to any of the passengers, and _ hand? well, yes. if i talk to any of the passengers, and there's i hand? well, yes. if i talk to any of the passengers, and there's tens l hand? well, yes. if i talk to any of. the passengers, and there's tens of the passengers, and there�*s tens of thousands of them passing through gatwick airport this morning, flying off to warmer parts of the world, they would say the worst part of the journey is the airport security check. and, yes, as you say, you�*ve got to have all your liquids all

ready, less than 100 millilitres in a clear plastic resealable blag. 0f a clear plastic resealable blag. of course, you�*ve got to get your laptop out, put that in a separate tray. —— resealable bag. it is a tremendous pfaff and the last thing you want. understandably, people haven�*t flown for a while and might forget what the rules are and that slows things down. i buy the middle of 202a it is hoped big airports, that would be here at gatwick, as well as heathrow, stansted, well as heathrow, sta nsted, manchester, well as heathrow, stansted, manchester, luton, edinburgh, glasgow, birmingham, bristol, and belfast international at the very least will have fancy new ct scanning machines. these are the same as used in hospitals and they can look at your contents of your bag without having you remove everything. they can look at it in three dimensions and they can work out if there�*s anything dangerous in there and the idea is that it smooths everything and makes the passenger flow faster. and

smooths everything and makes the passengerflow faster. and itjust makes the whole business of air travel a few degrees more bearable. simon, thank you very much. teams of engineers have begun arriving in shetland to help restore power to more than 2,000 homes. heavy snowstorms have pulled down cables, cutting off communities and leaving many without electricity, as kevin keane reports. a welcome sight, as teams arrive from aberdeen to help local engineers restore shetland�*s power. they came to by plane and by helicopter, bringing notjust expertise but equipment and vital new electricity poles. in the north mainland, the damage is widespread. the accumulations of heavy snow and ice pulling down the wires. in the last 2a hours, a generator arrived to bring heat to the village hall. it�*s providing a warm space for people to come to as well as hot food and drink. i definitely am aware of quite a few folk that have actually been going without any heating or ability to make hot food or drink. so, i think it will be welcome. we�*ve had local residents that have

been providing that service just from their own house, but now we can do that from a community facility. no, it's been very cold and we've gotten to the stage where like we are, wearin', like, three tops each and two pairs of socks and we can see our breath in the hoose, now, so, it's getting really cold. so it's fine to be in this kind of warm space, even forjust a bit. so while reinforcements have arrived, the power company says restoring supplies will be a slow process. the challenge has been the line ice happened so quick. - a matter of three hours, | the weight of the line ice overloaded various components on the network and caused i wires to break and poles to break. the snow and wind is still making it hard for energy companies. perhaps the sheltering birds here have the right idea. kevin keane, bbc news. the thought of heading out to the gym during this cold snap might be the last thing you want to do. but one person who doesn�*t need any

encouragement is hannah payton; she�*s believed to be the first zumba instructor in the uk with down�*s syndrome. molly brewer reports. i love dancing. ifollow i love dancing. i follow my dreams and my dreams came true because i wanted to be a zumba instructor. this is hannah, taking part in a zumba class this time last year. now she�*s teaching her own. hannah caught the eye of her local gym, who decided to give her herfirst paid gig. we were just drawn to her passion and what she wants to give to the community. and, yeah, wejust gravitated towards hannah

and thought she was perfect. and it�*s notjust her employers she�*s impressed. she�*s been a hit amongst people attending her classes, too. i am sweating, dripping. and that was really good. she was so confident, so much energy, and she had the moves. hannah's classes are always so energetic. | she�*s an inspiration, and itjust... we always come out tired, as well. we�*re a bit tired when we come out but we really enjoy it. we love it. do whatever you want! molly brewer, bbc news. well done to hannah. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol. hello, again. for many of us, this morning was a bitterly cold start to the day

and we are going to continue with the cold theme through the day but the wind will not be as strong as yesterday. we hang onto some wintry showers across the north of scotland, although they will ease in the afternoon. wintry showers coming down the east coast into east anglia, if you are getting into northern ireland and potentially clipping the west coast of wales. but in between, a lot of dry and sunny conditions but feeling cold. tonight under clear skies, it�*s going to be cold, still with a few wintry showers, especially around the coasts, but then we have this next system coming, which is going to bring in some snow across western parts of scotland. we are looking at a cold night with a widespread frost. once again, the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. and if we pick up the snow in the west, it�*s going to be drifting east through the day and could be disrupted during the morning rush hour across the central lowlands. the heaviest snow will be to the north of that, though, but come south where most of it is going to be dry and there will be a fair bit of sunshine around. but once again feeling cold.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world: up to 100,000 nurses in england, wales and northern ireland have begun industrial action, in what they�*re calling a �*last resort�* strike over pay — asking for a rise of up to 19%. if we are to afford a 19% pay rise, we can only do that either through borrowing, through taxation taking money from front—line services. let us know your view on the nurses strike. have you had an appointment cancelled because of it — or do you have any questions about it?

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