elsewhere, in order and efficiencies elsewhere, in order to prioritise paying public sector workers more. there is a clear message here. there are always choices. budgets are not infinite. when some ask for higher pay, that will always create pressures elsewhere, costs which must ultimately be borne by the taxpayer or by spending less on our other priorities. that is our decision, and having honoured the independent pay review process, i urge all union leaders to accept these pay offers and call off their strikes. already earlier this year, nhf saif stamp council, representing over half a dozen unions, and overi million nhs workers, made a significant decision, and voted to accept our pay offer and suspend strikes. i am grateful to them and their members. today, in response to the news of

our decision, i am today, in response to the news of our decision, iam pleased today, in response to the news of our decision, i am pleased to say we have had another major breakthrough. all teaching unions havejust all teaching unions have just announced all teaching unions havejust announced that they are suspending all planned strikes immediately. teachers will return to the classroom. disruption to our children's education will end, and the unions have themselves confirmed that this pay offer is properly funded. and so they are recommending to their members an end to the entire dispute. it is now clear, momentum across our public services is shifting. the vast majority, who just want to get on with their life's calling of serving others, are now returning to work. in that spirit, i want to address those yet to do so. now that we have honoured the independent pay recommendations, i implore you, do the right thing and know when to say yes. in particular, for doctors and consultants, i would say this. we

have a national mission, for all of us, to make the nhs strong again. the government has not only made today's decision on pay, we have backed the nhs with record funding, delivered the first ever fully funded long—term workforce plan, and met the bma's number one ask of government, with a pensions tax cut worth £1 million. we should all ask ourselves, whether union leaders or political leaders, how can it be right to continue disruptive industrial action? right to continue disruptive industrialaction? not right to continue disruptive industrial action? not least because these strikes lead to tens of thousands of appointments being cancelled every single day. waiting list going up, not down. so, today's offer is final. there will be no more talks on pay. we will not negotiate again on this year's settlements and no amount of strikes

will change our decision. instead the settlement we have reached today gives us a fair way to end the strikes, a fair dealfor gives us a fair way to end the strikes, a fair deal for workers, and a fair dealfor the strikes, a fair deal for workers, and a fair deal for the british taxpayer. thank you. that and a fair deal for the british taxpayer. thank you. that was prime minister rishi — taxpayer. thank you. that was prime minister rishi sunak _ taxpayer. thank you. that was prime minister rishi sunak a _ taxpayer. thank you. that was prime minister rishi sunak a short - taxpayer. thank you. that was prime minister rishi sunak a short time - minister rishi sunak a short time ago. he was providing the statement on the government's decision on public sector pay rises, the pay rate for the year to 202k. he ended there by saying that it was a fair deal. we are going to discuss this further. live now to our studios in millbank where the tuc general secretary, paul nowak is standing by. he has been listening to that statement. you took up the role in december, at the end of december. even back then you were calling for a fair deal. do you think the

members that you represent, and public sector workers in general, have got that today? let public sector workers in general, have got that today?— public sector workers in general, have got that today? let me start with education. _ have got that today? let me start with education. clearly _ have got that today? let me start with education. clearly the - with education. clearly the government have set out that they will accept the recommendations. 6.5% is the highest ever recommendation from the school teachers pay review body. crucially they have confirmed they will fund this for schools so that schools can pay the pay rise and know it won't have an impact on other parts of their budget. that is why our teaching and head teaching unions are going to take that to members and recommend that they accept those proposals. i think that is a positive step forward. in other parts of public services, for example in prisons, i know that prison officers' association will be actively considering the offer. take some comfort from the fact that the prime minister has accepted these findings in full. i think questions in other parts of public services will be will they be able to deliver

those pay rises, to fund those pay rises, in a way that won't have a negative effect. members will look long and hard at that, because they won't want to see peter being robbed today to live to pay paul, and those pay rises leading to a tax on services or cuts to services. just to clarify. _ services or cuts to services. just to clarify. as _ services or cuts to services. just to clarify. as far _ services or cuts to services. just to clarify, as far as _ services or cuts to services. just to clarify, as far as the - services or cuts to services. just to clarify, as far as the teachers want�* deal is concerned, they will not be a need for cuts for need to be found within the education department, is this what you are saying? the government will fund that pay rise. saying? the government will fund that pay rise-_ that pay rise. within schools. the government _ that pay rise. within schools. the government have _ that pay rise. within schools. the government have made _ that pay rise. within schools. the government have made it - that pay rise. within schools. the government have made it clear i that pay rise. within schools. the l government have made it clear that this will be fully funded in schools, something our unions were concerned about. we know the pressures that school budgets are put under. just the general rise in cost, energy bills in particular, so this will mean the deal is funded in schools and that is really important. hopefully that gives comfort to both could teachers and parents, that children's education isn't going to be impacted. you did sa the isn't going to be impacted. you did say the unions _ isn't going to be impacted. you did say the unions are _

isn't going to be impacted. you did say the unions are going _ isn't going to be impacted. you did say the unions are going to - isn't going to be impacted. you did | say the unions are going to consider the offer. however, the prime minister has said that there are going to be no further discussions. you need to learn when to say yes. you need to learn when to say yes. you need to learn when to say yes and you also need to know when to have sensible negotiations. you made the point that back injanuary have sensible negotiations. you made the point that back in january were calling for the government have sensible and meaningful negotiations with our unions around public sector pat’- with our unions around public sector pay. we could have avoided all of that disruption that we saw in the health service, in the civil service, in our schools, health service, in the civil service, in ourschools, if health service, in the civil service, in our schools, if the government would have taken that advice and negotiated in good faith early on. we are where we are. we have had a step forward today, but it is really going to be down to members now. they will have to make the decision about whether they think the government has done enough. this also demonstrates that none of this would have happened if union members hadn't had to take those difficult decisions to take strike action, and actually took that strike action. it does prove the value of negotiation and trying

to reach an agreement. looking beyond our direct public services, i wouldn't urge the government to talk about how it can unlock the dispute in rail, which has been a barrier to getting progress. the government could play a much more constructive role. �* ., . , ., , ., , role. the armed forces only got 596, but the law — role. the armed forces only got 596, but the law bans _ role. the armed forces only got 596, but the law bans them _ role. the armed forces only got 596, but the law bans them from - role. the armed forces only got 596, but the law bans them from taking i but the law bans them from taking strike action. let us turn to a ruling that was passed to the court earlier today. ruling that was passed to the court earliertoday. it ruling that was passed to the court earlier today. it has been described by yourselves as a badge of shame for the tory government. how will this impact the strike action that is taking place today byjunior doctors, the ruling that it is unlawful to use agency staff to replace striking members? is that correct? i replace striking members? is that correct? ~ , ., ., , correct? i think it is a really important _ correct? i think it is a really important ruling. _ correct? i think it is a really important ruling. just - correct? i think it is a really important ruling. just to - correct? i think it is a really important ruling. just to be | correct? i think it is a really - important ruling. just to be clear, what the government tried to do, to allow employers to exploit agency workers, to undermine workers who are taking part in lawful industrial

action. this is something that even margaret thatcher stepped away from, because everybody knew what it would actually do would be poison industrial relations. we had to take this issue to the court, and the high court has found that the government not only acted unlawfully, it acted irrationally. it didn't consult properly on the proposals, it ignored the consultation responses it got. i would hope that the government would learn from this and step back from its further attacks on the right to strike and so—called minimum services level bill which is going through parliament now. i think it is time for them to take a step, to withdraw read those proposals, and respect that right to strike which the british public supports. pauli, the british public supports. paul, thank ou the british public supports. paul, thank you very — the british public supports. paul, thank you very much, _ the british public supports. paul, thank you very much, we - the british public supports. paul, thank you very much, we have i the british public supports. paul, thank you very much, we have run out of time but thank you for your time. general secretary of the tuc. just before i leave you, for those of you heading for the great outdoors this summer, you might be thinking about your hobbies.

they impact wildlife during the all important breeding season. there's also a warning tourists travelling to unspoilt locations for the perfect photograph could be causing distress to animals and birds. here's lorna gordon to explain. slowly, carefully, a specialist climber inches towards a nest that dominates the horizon. he's about to find out how many young ospreys it contains. two chicks. the birds are being gently and briefly removed to under a specially granted licence. yeah, i think i'm happy they come down together. all those involved are wildlife officers experienced in handling raptors. those look like nice, healthy chicks. the five week—old ospreys are weighed and measured, checked and ringed. very useful. and it's helped us to learn a lot about the birds, about where they go, how long they live.

and of course, when we learn about where they go and the habitats that they're using, it helps us to protect them. but there's a growing issue of people causing distress and disturbance to birds and other wildlife, too. from rubbish left behind after camping to fires and fishing. this is really common, to find bits of fishing gear entangled into the nest. we've found chicks actually completely tangled in the wire and tangled into the nest as well. we've seen adult ospreys flying around with bits of fishing wire stuck on their legs as well. so it can be a big problem for the birds. from the ground beneath our feet to the canopy above, the majority of us who come to enjoy this beautiful scenery avoid causing harm. i will stay away from habitats. i'll stay on a path. i'lljust gently take care of that environment. i really think that anyone out - and about should leave no trace. leave it as you found it.

take your rubbish home. and on the water, too. with people increasingly seeking out places that are off the beaten track. the amazing things about kayaking is that it gets you out into these wonderful landscapes and it's a good way of being in contact with the natural world. and yeah, it's definitely something i think about. obviously within that, just trying to make the minimum impact possible on habitats and disrupting the kind of natural patterns of species. others, though, who seek out scotland's remote places oblivious to the harm they cause. so this is another area where we've got clear evidence of human disturbance. we've got a lot of rubbish left here, an old firepit, and we are directly adjacent to an osprey nest which has failed. i don't think a lot of what we are seeing here is deliberate disturbance, so it'sjust making sure that people are aware of the signals and cues that the birds give and taking action. so, whenever you encounter a bird alarm calling above you or you can

see birds visibly distressed in the area, just move away as quickly as possible. giving these rare and beautiful birds the space to grow and thrive. lorna gordon, bbc news in the trossachs. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett hello there, it's another one of those days where the cloud is building up to give us some showers, probably not quite as many or as heavy as yesterday, and it's not quite as windy, either. but temperatures are very similar to yesterday, and they're not quite as high as they normally are at this time of the year. we still have some showers late afternoon into the evening, particularly heavy in northern scotland, but there is more cloud coming up from the south—west which is going to bring a few pockets of rain through northern ireland, northern england into southern scotland but it is this wet weather arriving in the south—west which will bring us quite a significant change tomorrow. it will be south—western areas which could be really quite windy tomorrow, may be gusts approaching gale force, some rough seas picking up as well. and not only that, we have this rain. the first area of rain is somewhat lighter, heading northwards into scotland, but this rain will develop more widely across england and wales and northern ireland,

could be heavy and possibly even thundery in places, perhaps not so much rain in the south—east, could be quite muggy here for a while, but again those temperatures aren't really changing too much. the winds pick up across england and wales and it is all around that area of low pressure here, this is not a typical summer weather pattern, that low pressure is pushing northwards over the weekend and it is going to bring with it some unusually windy weather for this time of the year. there is some rain around as well which could be heavy and thundery and it is staying rather cool as well. we have got some windy weather for england and wales on saturday, the biggest impact is more likely to be across this area where the winds could be where the winds could be gusting 50 to 55mph, particularly around gusting 50 to 55mph, southern coasts and hills. but it will be windy but it will be windy across the whole of england and wales, with downpours developing across the whole of england more widely, perhaps even thundery. not so windy for scotland not so windy for scotland and northern ireland but we do have and northern ireland but we do have some rain here as well. all dampening down those all dampening down those temperatures to around 18—20. temperatures to around 18—20. there may be a little bit of there may be a little bit of sunshine in between those downpours.

we may see a bit more sunshine sunshine in between those downpours. for the second half of the weekend, as the low pressure continues as the low pressure continues to move northwards, tending to pull to move northwards, tending to pull away and taking away the strongest of the winds. the strongest winds are more likely the strongest winds are more likely to be across scotland, northern england, northern ireland, still some showers around but a bit to be across scotland, more sunshine to come as well. those winds not as strong those winds not as strong across southern parts of the uk across southern parts of the uk but it is still cool. but it is still cool. life in london that is bbc news. life in millions of workers in the uk are to get a pay rise, as the government accepts the recommendations of a public sector pay review. meantime, junior doctors in england begin a five—day strike — the longest yet in their dispute with the government about pay. southern europe swelters, with large parts of italy under red alert because of a fierce heatwave. temperatures could rise to more than a0 degrees.