live from london, bbc news, global growth for uk and germany in major economies. and on air force one for his visit to northern ireland to mark 25 years of the good friday agreement. we are live in belfast talking to people about their experience of brexit and biden�*s visit and reflections on the good friday agreement and what it means to them. junior doctors have started a four—day strike and a quarter of million appointments and operations are said to be cancelled.

the international monetary fund published by predictions of the year ahead global growth will shrink and the 2023 from 3.4% last year to 2.8% this year. economies in germany in the uk will shrink and they also expect high interest rates rose biggest economy forecasting them to fall back to pre—bend levels. a press conference the chief economist at this assessment. the synchronise tightening of monetary policy by most banks starting to bring inflation back towards its targets. at the same time, the financial stability and downside risks have emerged. in the latest forecast, global growth will bottom out at 2.8% before rising

modestly to 3% next year, almost in change from ourjanuary projections. global inflation will ease more slowly than initially anticipated from 8.7% last year to 7% this year and 4.9% next year. from 8.7% last year to 7% this year and 4.996 next year.— and 4.996 next year. tells the chief economist a _ and 4.996 next year. tells the chief economist a little _ and 4.996 next year. tells the chief economist a little earlier— and 4.996 next year. tells the chief economist a little earlier i - and 4.996 next year. tells the chief economist a little earlier i spoke i economist a little earlier i spoke to the former imf chief and this was his assessment of global slowdown stipulating to being quite optimistic. some weakening in emerging markets in the forecast is unchanged despite the banking problems and their pretty optimistic number picked in the forecast for recent events in oil prices, they are already higher than they were forecasting and is a positive view overall and i hope they are right. why are you nervous? i overall and i hope they are right. why are you nervous?— why are you nervous? i think russia's continued _ why are you nervous? i think russia's continued actions i why are you nervous? i think russia's continued actions in | russia's continued actions in ukraine are a real sword hanging

over the global economy directly in terms of brain exports and does matter to poor country, oil market in china, china's position relative to russia and the growing trade and brought the tension between the us and china are very serious stoplight in terms of the uk, mention germany and both contracting 0.i% in terms of the uk, mention germany and both contracting 0.1% in germany in 0.2% in the uk 2023, they performing so poorly comparatively. they had a relatively strong economy to start with some slow down there and in the uk, i think we have a confluence of circumstances and the imf have become more positive and they have, i think they've taken that on board but it's to think that is the weakest performance of any g7 country and a forecast. {iii is the weakest performance of any g7 country and a forecast.— country and a forecast. of radio factors like _ country and a forecast. of radio factors like what? _

country and a forecast. of radio factors like what? -- _ country and a forecast. of radio factors like what? -- a - country and a forecast. of radio factors like what? -- a variety i country and a forecast. of radio | factors like what? -- a variety of factors. brexit _ factors like what? -- a variety of factors. brexit being _ factors like what? -- a variety of factors. brexit being the - factors like what? -- a variety of. factors. brexit being the disruption that you have on moving goods and people across borders and the fact that a lot of your mortgage is a floating rate mortgages. in rates are moving across this developed world, we have fixed rates in the initial flow into more economic attractions. initial flow into more economic attractions-_ initial flow into more economic attractions. , ., , attractions. interest rates coming back to pre-pandemic _ attractions. interest rates coming back to pre-pandemic levels - attractions. interest rates coming back to pre-pandemic levels in i attractions. interest rates coming. back to pre-pandemic levels in the back to pre—pandemic levels in the complete timeline on that and do you agree with that and what you think the timeline in the forecast is likely to be, realistically? i think thins are likely to be, realistically? i think things are going _ likely to be, realistically? i think things are going to _ likely to be, realistically? i think things are going to get - likely to be, realistically? i think things are going to get cut - likely to be, realistically? i think things are going to get cut quite| things are going to get cut quite soon because i think the recession that we're going to see across many countries is going to be deeper and there will be more unpleasant circumstances around banks. it was

always looking valley recently in the us, this is foreshadowing problems and the federal reserve has a powerful tool in its arsenal which is to cut interest rates and do other things in terms of expanding money supply and they were useless tools that i think we will go through an accelerated cycle of cutting rates.— through an accelerated cycle of cutting rates. you talk about this is foreshadowing in your - cutting rates. you talk about this is foreshadowing in your view - cutting rates. you talk about this is foreshadowing in your view is l is foreshadowing in your view is that it hasn't been contained entirely yet, is that right? most of the pressure _ entirely yet, is that right? most of the pressure comes _ entirely yet, is that right? most of the pressure comes from - entirely yet, is that right? most of the pressure comes from interest | the pressure comes from interest rates and the federal reserve is very keenly aware and much more aware than three or four months ago and so, they know that when those pressures manifest themselves, what the limit is and the things to cut rates. complication is what's happening with inflation by think inflation is also coming down faster than broadly recognised by officials

and public statements right now if you look at what is happening in the us economy underlined dynamic. so, think we can avoid the worst because the central banks will respond but thatis the central banks will respond but that is everyone talking about bringing down inflation and the wording of the moment and that would change quickly. wording of the moment and that would change quickly-— change quickly. quite often, the imf nets change quickly. quite often, the imf gets buffered _ change quickly. quite often, the imf gets buffered and _ change quickly. quite often, the imf gets buffered and and _ change quickly. quite often, the imf gets buffered and and it's _ change quickly. quite often, the imf gets buffered and and it's a - gets buffered and and it's a forecast that they're often wrong. do you think they are brought in the right territory and major analysis here. i right territory and ma'or analysis here. ~' ., w, , right territory and ma'or analysis here. ~' ., , , ., here. i think the forecasts are alwa s here. i think the forecasts are always wrong _ here. i think the forecasts are always wrong and _ here. i think the forecasts are always wrong and that's - here. i think the forecasts are always wrong and that's the l here. i think the forecasts are - always wrong and that's the nature of the business. in the concentrate the mind and they do a good job of laying out assumptions in terms of banking, the all market and you have to update your view on the global economy at least on a weekly basis right now, given all the uncertainties —— oil. they've done

theirjob and it's up to the rest of us to use that information wisely not get too fixated on one particular moment or one particular view because this is just one to fixated on one particular moment or one particular view because this is just one tuesday in washington, dc. his primary audience. joe biden is travelling to ireland to mark the anniversary of the good friday agreement which largely brought to an end decades of violence. in the last 60 minutes, the president boarded air force one and the flight to arrive in belfast this evening will be met and by the british prime minister rishi sunak. joe biden is expected to hold talks with northern ireland's political parties in the assembly established by the good friday agreement is currently not sitting. can the us president nudge things forward? that is certainly the hope forjoe biden and then travels to ireland to meet the irish president and prime minister will also address the irish

parliament. security already extremely visible there. huge anticipation for this visit in the good friday agreement changing so much about the way people live there. it is in perfect peace but it is still peace. before he boarded air force one, he spoke briefly to reporters. air force one, he spoke briefly to re orters. n. ~ air force one, he spoke briefly to reorters. ~ , , ., reporters. make sure the irish of courts and _ reporters. make sure the irish of courts and the _ reporters. make sure the irish of courts and the one _ reporters. make sure the irish of courts and the one supreme - reporters. make sure the irish of courts and the one supreme and| reporters. make sure the irish of - courts and the one supreme and stay in place. keep the peace. that is the main thing. i know it looks like were going to keep herfingers crossed. jae were going to keep her fingers crossed. , ., �* , , ., ~ ., crossed. joe biden speaking to re orters crossed. joe biden speaking to reporters and _ crossed. joe biden speaking to reporters and there _ crossed. joe biden speaking to reporters and there in - crossed. joe biden speaking to reporters and there in belfast | crossed. joe biden speaking to i reporters and there in belfast for us and what is already been trying to nudge things forward and a dual purpose to the strip 50 to nudge things forward and a dual purpose to the strip— to nudge things forward and a dual purpose to the strip so many people look with present _ purpose to the strip so many people look with present biden _ purpose to the strip so many people look with present biden as - purpose to the strip so many people look with present biden as to - purpose to the strip so many people look with present biden as to say i look with present biden as to say whether he is particularly help

break this stalemate that exists at stormont at the moment and the anticipation around the visit, disappointment here perhaps it's only going to be short one as curtailed some of his trips to northern ireland and spending more of his time in dublin and families in the republic. but nonetheless, he is on the way and he is touching down later and it has started to rain and this bit of disappointment here about the weather and there are many people here ireland just reflecting on 25 years since the good friday agreement what it means to them, their lives and the families and with they hoped for when comes to the future of northern ireland and their concerns here like anywhere else about how education the cost of living in real frustration about the political process too. let's talk to claire and we present the explanation which explains the importance of stories

throughout history and kelly was vice chair on the youth form who is attending the event tomorrow with president biden it's good that he brought with us. the latest episodes of the good friday agreement and where do you even begin? what a challenge. this where do you even begin? what a challenue. a ., , where do you even begin? what a challenue. �* , ., , ., ., challenge. as opposed want to establish the _ challenge. as opposed want to establish the significance - challenge. as opposed want to establish the significance of. challenge. as opposed want to | establish the significance of the good friday agreement and those 25 years on and at the heart of what we try to do is explain that we had more than 3000 deaths throughout the troubles and we spoke to dennis, the former ireland correspondent, these are the legacy of the good friday agreement is this that there are many people left today because of that agreement. but how do we get there and in that context, we at the end of apartheid, the collapse of the soviet union and the end of the troubles and then you have the people described as the berlin wall coming down and this is the time we had huge influence neglects the us present at the time bill clinton in

senator george mitchell and the talks of the two years running to the agreement and interestingly, in a recent interview, the former british prime minister set that there was no place for the troubles going into the 21st century in those i998 going into the 21st century in those 1998 and is going into a new millennium. we did not want that conflict to spill on for another 20, 30 years. at the heart of that, there were breed families, their people had to take that bitter pill to swallow which was in the agreement issues around prisoner releases around hundreds of prisoners eligible for release, this was a small place. everyone in northern ireland knew somebody that had been killed, knew someone who had been killed, knew someone who had been killed, knew someone who had been injured, change their way of life because of the troubles and thatis of life because of the troubles and that is something that the piece generation that we have here has thankfully not had to experience the same way. thankfully not had to experience the same wa . ., ., ., , thankfully not had to experience the samewa. ., ., ., , �* same way. you are not yet 25, you're almost there. —

same way. you are not yet 25, you're almost there, what _ same way. you are not yet 25, you're almost there, what does _ same way. you are not yet 25, you're almost there, what does the - almost there, what does the agreement mean to you? i almost there, what does the agreement mean to you? i was born 11 da s agreement mean to you? i was born 11 days afterwards. — agreement mean to you? i was born 11 days afterwards, after _ agreement mean to you? i was born 11 days afterwards, after he _ agreement mean to you? i was born 11 days afterwards, after he was - agreement mean to you? i was born 11 days afterwards, after he was put - days afterwards, after he was put togeiher— days afterwards, after he was put together and so, i've always lived a life raft _ together and so, i've always lived a life raft and — together and so, i've always lived a life raft and surrounded in peace, i -ot life raft and surrounded in peace, i got to— life raft and surrounded in peace, i got to go— life raft and surrounded in peace, i got to go to — life raft and surrounded in peace, i got to go to an integrated education school_ got to go to an integrated education school we _ got to go to an integrated education school we just haven't had to experience the level of violence that previous generations of experience even people like my friends — experience even people like my friends of— experience even people like my friends of order siblings, the experience direct violence but never had to _ experience direct violence but never had to. ~ . . . experience direct violence but never had to. . ., ., , ., had to. what are the things that you reall care had to. what are the things that you really care about. _ had to. what are the things that you really care about. there _ had to. what are the things that you really care about. there so - had to. what are the things that you really care about. there so many - really care about. there so many things but _ really care about. there so many things but i'm — really care about. there so many things but i'm from _ really care about. there so many things but i'm from northern - really care about. there so many - things but i'm from northern ireland and we _ things but i'm from northern ireland and we conducted a survey with young people _ and we conducted a survey with young people to _ and we conducted a survey with young people to discuss with the top issues — people to discuss with the top issues were for them, they wanted them _ issues were for them, they wanted them to— issues were for them, they wanted them to prioritise and relationship with the _ them to prioritise and relationship with the police and justice system, climate _ with the police and justice system, climate change, health care lgbt rights _ climate change, health care lgbt rights but — climate change, health care lgbt rights but the most important thing was mental health and it affects all generations and so many different ways _

generations and so many different ways we — generations and so many different ways. we look at the situation of transgenerational trauma and i suppose. — transgenerational trauma and i suppose, mental health onto the young _ suppose, mental health onto the young people and i think that something that we need to address and looking at the order generations and looking at the order generations and addressing the traumas and helping — and addressing the traumas and helping them to better manage their emotional— helping them to better manage their emotional response looking at young people _ emotional response looking at young people and seeing how we can help them, _ people and seeing how we can help them. our— people and seeing how we can help them, our mental health services are at capacity— them, our mental health services are at capacity in — them, our mental health services are at capacity in their crying out for more _ at capacity in their crying out for more funding and more support and i think it's _ more funding and more support and i think it's about addressing the need there _ think it's about addressing the need there and _ think it's about addressing the need there and once we get to that i hope we present— there and once we get to that i hope we present that because mental iliness— we present that because mental illness is— we present that because mental illness is developing so much. now i'm here illness is developing so much. now i'm here in — illness is developing so much. now i'm here in belfast _ illness is developing so much. iirm" i'm here in belfast and i'm talking to people. nothing is black—and—white. so many amazing nuances here and this is a place thatis nuances here and this is a place that is very different that what was 25 years ago. find that is very different that what was 25 years ago-— 25 years ago. and we know how that translate makers _ 25 years ago. and we know how that translate makers beyond _ 25 years ago. and we know how that translate makers beyond issues - 25 years ago. and we know how that translate makers beyond issues of. translate makers beyond issues of flaxen identity, northern ireland looks different than how did 25

years ago and i suppose document integrated education, the truth of the matter is mostly school service, people are educated separately. and different first language and schools in northern ireland between five and 6% of peoples and educational northern ireland are called newcomers and people born outside the have moved in northern ireland and so, we'll recover this in the news not committed to think of northern ireland is a different society altogether but the emblems, the legacy come the issues of mental health, they have translated through and you have many victims families are still coming to terms with what has happened throughout the troubles and issues of legacy and by we have this new society, there still order that remain. —— older problems that remain.

that remain. -- older problems that remain. . ., ., remain. reconciliation as well, we're going — remain. reconciliation as well, we're going to _ remain. reconciliation as well, we're going to continue - remain. reconciliation as well, we're going to continue having| remain. reconciliation as well, - we're going to continue having those conversations from here in belfast is recover the anniversary of the good friday agreement and also present biden's visit and he is due to arrive later on. find present biden's visit and he is due to arrive later on.— like that, around i , around the world, you're watching bbc news. in its turned his living room into a slot car racetrack. i in its turned his living room into a slot car racetrack.— slot car racetrack. i have arrived at five because _ slot car racetrack. i have arrived at five because now, _ slot car racetrack. i have arrived at five because now, 14 - slot car racetrack. i have arrived at five because now, 14 boxed i slot car racetrack. i have arrived i at five because now, 14 boxed sets in my bedroom and perhaps another 27 loose. it takes my mind off things. might he rediscovered his hobby a year ago and since it is really help with his autism and mental health. i can always take it down and put on a

completely different track up if i am bored of it. it's unthinkably different in my brain excepts that. and has also taken a strike out on the road, hosting monthly meets in his local community centre. it’s a his local community centre. it's a treat his local community centre. it's a great group _ his local community centre. it's a great group of — his local community centre. it's a great group of like-minded - his local community centre. it's a great group of like—minded people when _ great group of like—minded people when we _ great group of like—minded people when we race cars. my great group of like-minded people when we race cars.— great group of like-minded people when we race cars. my first time in the club tonight, _ when we race cars. my first time in the club tonight, this _ when we race cars. my first time in the club tonight, this is _ when we race cars. my first time in the club tonight, this is some - the club tonight, this is some of the club tonight, this is some of the club — the club tonight, this is some of the club starts. _ the club tonight, this is some of the club starts. small— the club tonight, this is some of the club starts. small things- the club tonight, this is some of| the club starts. small things like track— the club starts. small things like track on — the club starts. small things like track on the _ the club starts. small things like track on the floor, _ the club starts. small things like track on the floor, built - the club starts. small things like track on the floor, built into - the club starts. small things like track on the floor, built into a i the club starts. small things likei track on the floor, built into a big huh _ junior doctors in england started a four—day strike with huge disruptions across the nhs and their demanding 35% pay raise in the government described that is unrealistic. last year, the world health organization tried to a ticking time bomb for health staff across europe and conditions of post—pandemic all cited and france,

spain and belgium in this action and now to a quarter of million appointments and operations in the medical association since doctors pulled up picket lines of lives are in immediate danger. let's get more from our health correspondent. singing of pay and waving banners is something we have seen since december. nhs staff around on picket lines. today, it is junior doctors in england. but their strike has the potential to be bigger than anything else we have seen. partly because they make up a huge chunk of the nhs workforce but also because of when and how long that they are walking out for. a four—day strike from this morning straight through into saturday morning. the timing is key here. big

holidays and weekends of staffing levels was on thursday april the 6th and the next, monday the 17th. nhs bosses say there were the support stop till we feel for the patients were affected and we rescheduled those meetings quickly as possible but these are significant industrial actions that need to cause major disruption. junior doctors can have several years experience being newly qualified, like ben, he left medical school last summer and doesn't know how long he will stay the nhs. i had to take time — how long he will stay the nhs. i had to take time off from _ how long he will stay the nhs. i had to take time off from a _ how long he will stay the nhs. i had to take time off from a mental health— to take time off from a mental health with stress and anxiety and i don't _ health with stress and anxiety and i don't really— health with stress and anxiety and i don't really see howl health with stress and anxiety and i don't really see how i am going to be able _ don't really see how i am going to be able to get through even the first two— be able to get through even the first two years of training. morale is at an all-time _ first two years of training. morale is at an all-time low _ first two years of training. morale is at an all-time low and - first two years of training. morale is at an all-time low and i - first two years of training. morale is at an all-time low and i don't l is at an all—time low and i don't even _ is at an all—time low and i don't even remember— is at an all—time low and i don't even rememberthe _ is at an all—time low and i don't even remember the last- is at an all—time low and i don't even remember the last time ii is at an all—time low and i don't - even remember the last time i went home _ even remember the last time i went home and felt — even remember the last time i went home and felt like i've _ even remember the last time i went home and felt like i've done - even remember the last time i went home and felt like i've done a - home and felt like i've done a wonderful— home and felt like i've done a wonderfuljob, _ home and felt like i've done a wonderfuljob, i— home and felt like i've done a wonderfuljob, i think- home and felt like i've done a wonderfuljob, i think they . home and felt like i've done a | wonderfuljob, i think they got home and felt like i've done a - wonderfuljob, i think they got the care they— wonderfuljob, i think they got the care they wanted _ wonderfuljob, i think they got the care they wanted and _ wonderfuljob, i think they got the care they wanted and deserved - care they wanted and deserved stability— care they wanted and deserved stability and _ care they wanted and deserved stability and chooses _ care they wanted and deserved

stability and chooses creative i care they wanted and deserved - stability and chooses creative upset people. _ stability and chooses creative upset people. want— stability and chooses creative upset people. want to _ stability and chooses creative upset people, want to help _ stability and chooses creative upset people, want to help people - stability and chooses creative upset people, want to help people and i stability and chooses creative upsetj people, want to help people and do that i_ people, want to help people and do that i want— people, want to help people and do that i want to — people, want to help people and do that i want to be _ people, want to help people and do that i want to be up _ people, want to help people and do that i want to be up to do— people, want to help people and do that i want to be up to do that - that i want to be up to do that with the support— that i want to be up to do that with the support of— that i want to be up to do that with the support of my colleagues - that i want to be up to do that with the support of my colleagues and i j the support of my colleagues and i want to— the support of my colleagues and i want to he — the support of my colleagues and i want to he paid _ the support of my colleagues and i want to be paid appropriately- the support of my colleagues and i want to be paid appropriately for. want to be paid appropriately for that _ want to be paid appropriately for that. ,, , ., , ., want to be paid appropriately for that. ., ,, ,, that. the nhs is open for business but it's far — that. the nhs is open for business but it's far from _ that. the nhs is open for business but it's far from business - that. the nhs is open for business but it's far from business as - that. the nhs is open for businessj but it's far from business as usual, there will be emergencies and so andy, paternity trauma and they will be called in the cover for these junior doctors on strike and that would mean cancelling plans and operations, may be as many as 300 50,000 of them. including philip fisher's surgery to tackle constant ear infections. he says it should not have come to this.— not have come to this. when i received a _ not have come to this. when i received a phone _ not have come to this. when i received a phone call, - not have come to this. when i received a phone call, i - not have come to this. when i received a phone call, i was i not have come to this. when i - received a phone call, i was gutted and ended — received a phone call, i was gutted and ended up crying. because the pain is— and ended up crying. because the pain is unbearable now. but why do? what _ pain is unbearable now. but why do? what what _ pain is unbearable now. but why do? what what do now, ijust have to wait _ what what do now, ijust have to wait and — what what do now, ijust have to wait. and why is it cancelled what? and there —

wait. and why is it cancelled what? and there are more people like me. at the _ and there are more people like me. at the heart— and there are more people like me. at the heart of this is pay, they said he would take a 35% increase to make up for years of below inflation wages. that says the government is unreasonable. mr; wages. that says the government is unreasonable.— wages. that says the government is unreasonable. my doors open and we want to engage _ unreasonable. my doors open and we want to engage constructively - unreasonable. my doors open and we want to engage constructively with i want to engage constructively with the junior— want to engage constructively with the junior doctors _ want to engage constructively with the junior doctors but _ want to engage constructively with the junior doctors but clearly, - want to engage constructively with the junior doctors but clearly, a i the junior doctors but clearly, a demand — the junior doctors but clearly, a demand of— the junior doctors but clearly, a demand of 35% _ the junior doctors but clearly, a demand of 35% which _ the junior doctors but clearly, a demand of 35% which would - the junior doctors but clearly, a - demand of 35% which would involve some _ demand of 35% which would involve some junior— demand of 35% which would involve some junior doctors— demand of 35% which would involve some junior doctors receiving - demand of 35% which would involve some junior doctors receiving over. some junior doctors receiving over £20.000 — some junior doctors receiving over £20.000 more _ some junior doctors receiving over £20,000 more in _ some junior doctors receiving over £20,000 more in terms _ some junior doctors receiving over £20,000 more in terms of- some junior doctors receiving over £20,000 more in terms of the - some junior doctors receiving over. £20,000 more in terms of the basic pay is _ £20,000 more in terms of the basic pay is not _ £20,000 more in terms of the basic pay is not reasonable _ £20,000 more in terms of the basic pay is not reasonable to _ £20,000 more in terms of the basic pay is not reasonable to your - pay is not reasonable to your viewers. to _ pay is not reasonable to your viewers, to those _ pay is not reasonable to your viewers, to those who - pay is not reasonable to your viewers, to those who have i pay is not reasonable to yourl viewers, to those who have to balance — viewers, to those who have to balance the _ viewers, to those who have to balance the wider— viewers, to those who have to balance the wider issues - viewers, to those who have to balance the wider issues of. viewers, to those who have to - balance the wider issues of economy and get _ balance the wider issues of economy and get inflation _ balance the wider issues of economy and get inflation down. _ balance the wider issues of economy and get inflation down.— and get inflation down. ministers have offered _ and get inflation down. ministers have offered up _ and get inflation down. ministers have offered up a _ and get inflation down. ministers have offered up a deal— and get inflation down. ministers have offered up a deal including l and get inflation down. ministers. have offered up a deal including of 5% increase in silk on this quite a gap between that and with the bma wants. he will make a filigree been open and transparent to select time and we put this into the public domain we tried multiple times to speak with them and have an honest conversation, but it is him that his been putting up brick walls, stone

walls and also to stone walls to stop this dispute from progressing. with no sign of either side backing down, one option may be to follow in the consideration service. a snapshot of the back drop and a lot of numbers going down on the story and that's cool with courtney who is in the newsroom for us and tell us a little more about what these doctors are actually asking for. these doctors are actually asking for, i: i: i: these doctors are actually asking for. i: i: i: . ., these doctors are actually asking for. ::::::g ., ., , for. 75,000 junior doctors in encland for. 75,000 junior doctors in england and _ for. 75,000 junior doctors in england and calling - for. 75,000 junior doctors in england and calling them i for. 75,000 junior doctors in i england and calling them junior doctors is a little misleading because many of them have been in the job for because many of them have been in thejob for up to because many of them have been in the job for up to ten years let's have a look at what they are currently paid. five different bands here in the first band is for you to start out after you left medical school and see the average salary is around £30,000 with some extra here in light blue for overtime and things like that. then we get up to the top band of you been in thejob for many years, you're looking at

almost 80,000 once you count these extras are about 60,000 without them. having said that, this is what they want, this pay increases seen as more of a plea for them to come to the negotiation table rather than actual demand, what they're saying is pay is not kept up with inflation and this would bring it back in line with the cost of living and this seems to have had the opposite effect with the number ten spokesman saying that they would be no tops until this 35% pay demand is abandoned entirely, collected unreasonable and not affordable for the british taxpayer. we know that these 47,000 members of the british association expecting to strike over the next four days and the impact of thatis the next four days and the impact of that is at least a quarter of a million appointments and operations affected but the true number could be as high as 350,000.—

affected but the true number could be as high as 350,000. thank you for takin: a be as high as 350,000. thank you for taking a look— be as high as 350,000. thank you for taking a look at _ be as high as 350,000. thank you for taking a look at some _ be as high as 350,000. thank you for taking a look at some of _ be as high as 350,000. thank you for taking a look at some of those - taking a look at some of those numbers will be back to you a little later in our programme for more and thatis later in our programme for more and that isjust a later in our programme for more and that is just a clearly major story here in the uk. you ukraine says they been contaminated by landmines and expression faded, most found in the northeast in a ukrainian correspondent reports. this is what you call a scratching of the surface. a sweep and a gentle prod for hidden killers. ajob of the surface. a sweep and a gentle prod for hidden killers. a job with very obvious occupational hazards. my very obvious occupational hazards. my family calls me in the morning and tells me to be careful, to watch right track and of course, they're worried, very much worried. before, we would work with what was in world war ii and now their modern

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sport and business coming up on bbc news. do not go away. hello there. we've got some very windy weather on the way tonight and into wednesday. an area of low pressure is developing along the atlantic jet stream. this is causing the pressure to drop explosively. drops of pressure by over 30 millibars in the space of 24 hours, well, these areas of low pressure are sometimes referred to as �*weather bombs'. it will certainly be bringing some strong winds our way over the next 24 hours. now today we've already had the best of the sunny weather. through the afternoon outbreaks of rain will be encroaching from the west, with the winds picking up, as well. that said, we'll hold on to the dry and sunny weather for the north—east of scotland all day. it's overnight tonight that we start

to get some strong winds. the first bout of windy weather really affecting wales and western england. gusts of wind 50 to 70, maybe even over 70mph in the most exposed locations could bring some areas of localised disruption. meanwhile, overnight we'll see rain blow northwards and eastwards across the country. the winds becoming blustery everywhere and showers will be following to western areas later in the night. temperatures will be similar to those of last night's lows of between two and six degrees celsius. tomorrow, a very unsettled day. blustery winds for all of us. outbreaks of rain and plenty of showers around too, but we'll see some further zones of strong winds. southern wales and southern areas of england could see gusts of wind up to 70mph in places. strong enough to bring some disruption. the winds will get very gusty as well for northern ireland.

again, strong enough to bring one or two issues here. aside from the very windy weather, we'll have outbreaks of rain, some thunder mixed in, pushing eastwards across all parts of the country. it will be cold enough even for a bit of snow mixed in, particularly across the high ground in northern scotland, mostly above 400 metres elevation. a cold day. temperatures seven to 12 degrees, but feeling even colder than that given the strength of the winds. by the time we get to thursday, the area of low pressure will be working out into the north sea. still close enough to bring plenty of showers. some of these heavy and thundery, maybe even a bit wintry still over the highest ground in scotland and temperatures continue to struggle at eight to 14 degrees. that's below par for the time of year. we have more unsettled weather to come then through friday and the weekend with rain and showers around, but gradually through sunday and monday it becomes drier and eventually warmer. the first 20 of the year on the charts in london into monday.

all live from london, this is bbc news all. the imf cuts forecasts for global growth, warning the uk and germany will be among the worst—performing major economies. joe biden is on his way to northern ireland to mark a 25 years of the good friday agreement. junior doctors in england are on strike in an ongoing dispute over pay set to cause major disruption to services. welcome back to bbc news, all of those stories in a moment.

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