what will the gmb do?ent a large percentage of ambulance drivers and it is conceivable that they may want to ta ke it is conceivable that they may want to take their own way forward, possibly even considering their own action. it is premature to speculate about that. it is interesting that the union recommended rejection, and those members of the gmb overwhelmingly went along with that and rejected it. and having unions like the royal college of midwives and the royal college of nursing is. it's a possibility that the vast majority of health workers rang out in england —— in england have accepted the deal. and i quoted sarah gorton, saying it would not solve every problem in the nhs but it would help staff feel more valued. let's talk about the other big issue here, the pay settlement that the government is considering at the moment. we have heard all of the demands for the 5%, 5% improving what the nhs is doing, a lower percentage merely to stand still and so on. percentage merely to stand still and so on

of 14 unions balloted only the gmb — which represents many ambulance staff — rejected the deal .oroner has criticised bmw and the government driving agency for failing to act quickly enough to recall cars which were known to have an electrical fault. woking coroner's court heard that a former gurkha — narayan gurung — died when his ford fiesta hit a tree, after he swerved to avoid a bmw which had cut out on a dark road because of a power failure. he's lost more than eight stone in preparation. boxer tyson fury launches his comeback tomorrow, after an absence of over two and a half years and well publicised battles with drugs and depression. fury will be fighting the albanian sefer seferi and insists he's not nervous, but that it's been a "rollercoaster of a few yea rs". andy swiss reports. tyson fury! the weigh—in after the waiting. in manchester today, tyson fury, fighting fit once more after a lay—off in which his only battles had been outside the ring. from the highs of his 2015 world title, fury‘s life unravelled. drink, drugs and depression. his weight ballooned, his titles

paid will see their wages increase by far more as part of the deal. 01:14 unions balloted, only the gmbvers — rejected the deal. they still have to decide if they'll take further action. the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, has said she hopes to open a new chapter on independence at the party's conference in aberdeen this weekend, but says she is still not ready to set a date for a second referendum. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports. what do we want? independence! when do we want it? now! the message was loud and clear, as thousands marched through dumfries last week. at the snp conference in aberdeen, delegates are hearing a rather more cautious refrain. nicola sturgeon is not about to announce a date for a new referendum any time soon. so now she needs to persuade her supporters to be patient, telling them that they need to build more support for independence before they go for another vote. the snp leader wants to reach far beyond her party faithful, to sceptics. i think it is important that we reassure people who might have been open—minded to independence in 2014

of 14 unions balloted only the gmb, which represents many ambulance drivers, rejected the deal.of scotland, nicola sturgeon, has said she hopes to open a new chapter on independence at the party's conference in aberdeen this weekend. but says she is still not ready to set a date for a second referendum. our scotland editor sarah smith reports. what do we want? independence! when do we want it? now! the message was loud and clear, as thousands marched through dumfries last week. at the snp conference in aberdeen, delegates are hearing a rather more cautious refrain. nicola sturgeon is not about to announce a date for a new referendum any time soon. so, now she needs to persuade her supporters to be patient, telling them that they need to build more support for independence before they go for another vote. the snp leader wants to reach far beyond her party faithful, to sceptics. i think it is important that we reassure people who might have been open—minded to independence in 2014 but felt they couldn't vote for it because they didn't have that assurance. but it's also really impo

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has conducted a number of enquiries, there has been one senior medical practitioner referred to the gmbprofessional misconduct issues. but in all that time, the scale of this has never been unearthed, nor has there been any sort of criminal prosecution. whenever it has been referred to the crown prosecution service, they have concluded there is not enough evidence for a criminal prosecution. at the end of this report, the bishop says that it is now for the home office and the attorney general to look —— and hampshire police to look at his findings and decide to act accordingly. he does not ascribe criminal or civil liability in this, because that is not his place, but they are a36 people have died under hospital policy of prescribing opioid —based drugs without medical justification, and probably another 200 elderly patients at gosport war memorial hospital who had their lives shortened as a result. so, there is a clear call for action in this very weighty report. you mentioned that there have been so many different investigations and enquiries into what happened. when the victims' fami

the gmb union wants the drivers to be classified as employees, rather than self—employed, and given guaranteedunion is saying that these amazon delivery drivers should not be cast as self—employed workers rather that as full—time employees. they basically say that the reason for this is that the amazon delivery drivers work a huge amount of hours, however they are basically paid per parcel and they are responsible for their own insurance and maintenance of the van and they don't receive any of the basic sort of employment rights like minimum wage. theirjobs are very similar to that of food delivery drivers or large container truck drivers or royal mail delivery drivers and if these drivers are considered to be fully employed, then the amazon drivers should be considered to be fully employed as well. i'll see you in a couple of minutes' time. we've seen some thunderstorms breaking out across different areas of europe over the course of the weekend. one of the key ingredients for thunderstorms is hot weather and we've seen plenty, especially over eastern europe over the last few days. coupled wi

gmb, £157 peryear. quite expensive. unite is £180 per year. gmb, £157 per year.ime, but union members tend to be paid more, they get more access to training and progression at work and they are more likely to work in safe workplaces. we have a compelling offer to younger workers, and we need to get that offer in front of them. i would encourage any young worker to see the difference a union can make, but also to check out the worksmart website and out. right at the margins, people are balancing what they want to spend their £200 or £300 on, and it gets really hard. maybe that will be the thing that they don't spend the money on.” would like to think the union makes a positive difference to people's working lives. to give you one example, every year around 250,000 people get access to new training and skills opportunities because of the work the union does. if we are going to make a positive difference in people's working lives, we have to do that in a way that allows people to get into membership as quickly or and as easily as possible. thank you for your time. h