emma vardy _ deadlock over brexit. thank you very much. emma vardy in _ deadlock over brexit.vardy in dundonald - deadlock over brexit. thank you very| much. emma vardy in dundonald and hywel griffith in cardiff. the thousand of nurses who are on strike are part of a wave of industrial action in different sectors across the country. nurses in england, wales and northern ireland go on strike again next week, on the 20th. among the others on strike are postal workers, who took action today, with another two strike days planned for the 23rd and 24th december. industrial action by rail workers continues tomorrow into the weekend, with more days scheduled for christmas eve to the 27th december and also in early january. our special correspondent ed thomas has been speaking to three people who work in different parts of the economy who've taken the decision to go on strike. what we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! these are the lives behind the picket lines. it's time that nurses say that enough is enough. it's not getting any better. it's only getting worse. like danielle,

hywel griffith, thank| you, reporting and thanks too to emma vardy.rial action in different sectors across the country. nurses in england, wales and northern ireland go on strike again next week, on the 20th. among the others on strike are postal workers, who took action for a second day today, with another two strike days planned for the 23rd and 24th december. industrial action by rail workers continues tomorrow into the weekend, with more days scheduled for christmas eve to the 27th december and also in early january. our special correspondent ed thomas has been speaking to three people who work in different parts of the economy who�*ve all taken the decision to go on strike. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! these are the lives behind the picket lines. it�*s time that nurses say that enough is enough. it�*s not getting any better. it�*s only getting worse. like danielle, a nurse in liverpool. there are people in the nursing profession that cannot stay in nursing because they�*re not getting the pay they need to be able to live. t

emma vardy, bbc news, belfast.st night, just as netflix is preparing to release the first instalment of a documentary entitled harry and meghan, in which the couple are expected to reveal more about the tensions with the royal family. our royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. arriving at this glitzy awards ceremony in new york... "do you have a message for your family?", harry was asked. not last night. on stage, the chat was light—hearted. i actually thought we were going on date night so i found it quite weird that we're sharing the room with 1500 people! we don't get out much because our kids are so small and young... with them, kerry kennedy, who presented them with a human rights award named after her father, robert f kennedy. you know, we're so proud of their work on racial justice and on mental health parity and awareness, and the multitude of things that they have done. what they have done, since meeting six years ago, is now the subject of a netflix series. i realised they're never going to protect y

emma vardy, bbc news, belfast.re information about strep a on bbc news online, including a list of the symptoms to look out for. most often symptoms are mild, such as a sore throat, or a skin infection, but it can lead to something much more serious — with symptoms including fever and severe muscle aches, when urgent medical help is essential. so for more details and advice head to bbc.co.uk/news or the bbc news app and follow the links. last night we reported on the gang violence in haiti in the caribbean that's made it among the most dangerous places on earth. tonight, in a second special report, we focus on the country's apalling humanitarian crisis. haiti is one of the world's poorest nations, and has struggled to recover from a devastating earthquake 12 years ago. the united nations says that "systematic corruption" and violence has left the country paralysed. almost half the population are suffering "acute hunger". and there's an uncontrolled outbreak of cholera due to a lack of safe drinking water and health

here�*s our ireland correspondent emma vardy. were sent a letter from the public health agency, asking children to visit a doctor to be given a preventative course of antibiotics. whenever we compare the numbers to what we would see in the usual time that scarlet fever and other group a streptococcal infections circulate, you know, the numbers are comparable to those times we would see in the spring but it is higher than it would normally be at this time of year. strep a is a normal winter bug, doctors say, but this year the patterns of infection have been slightly different. it is highly contagious and parents are being told to look out for symptoms such as a rash and high temperature. doctors believe that the covid lockdowns have meant that some children�*s immunity is now not as strong. the past two or three years, with covid, where people have been very, very conscious of infection control and preventing the spread of every infection, and it has been very effective obviously with covid, but that has actually stopped people be

emma vardy, bbc news, belfast.e there was a little social mixing, we had almost no cases and this is a very contagious than scarlet fever. hardly surprising we are seeing a resurgence. worth pointing out that in april 2018 cases of scarlet fever were twice the level they are now. so we have seen big outbreaks before. ,, , , ., , , before. stephen flynn has been elected as _ before. stephen flynn has been elected as the _ before. stephen flynn has been elected as the snp _ before. stephen flynn has been elected as the snp new - before. stephen flynn has been - elected as the snp new westminster leader. we have rumours that he had plots was plotting to replace him. he will face rishi sunak at prime ministers question time tomorrow. who is he and what impact will he have in the snp?i who is he and what impact will he have in the snp?— have in the snp? i think the most interesting _ have in the snp? i think the most interesting thing _ have in the snp? i think the most interesting thing about _ have in the snp? i think