transport secretary mark harper told gb news the rmt should accept the offer. i would call on them to look again at this offer and accept it. and it's interesting in that ballot yesterday, only just half of their workforce actually rejected it . almost 40% of their rejected it. almost 40% of their workforce, even with a very clear instruction from their union leadership, actually voted in favour it. so i think the tide is turning on people saying that the offers we've a reasonable taking into account both the travelling public but also the interests of taxpayers . the chancellor says long term economic growth means difficult decisions need to be taken now as uk unemployment has risen again . jeremy as uk unemployment has risen again .jeremy hunt says as uk unemployment has risen again . jeremy hunt says the again. jeremy hunt says the government is committed to helping people get back into work. it's after own as figures show the rate of unemployment rose to 3.7% in the three months to october. that's up from 3.6% in the previous period . around . in the previo

and last week, mark harper, the transport secretary, between the rmt and the train operating companies in dispute with m, fell apart because of a crucial instruction that the modernizations had to include. driver operated only trains with no guards. and last week, as i say, mark harper, the transport secretary, didn't rule out that that was a stipulation that had been added into the offer from the government. earlier i spoke to the editor of rail magazine, nigel harris, who spoke about the costs of strikes on those at the picket line. significant. very good question, we have already had quite a few strike days this year which have cost the workers a day's pay every time it happens. they have had so many of those, they wouldn't get that back with the pay increases. at over christmas that really cranks up. for example, if you are an rmt engineer due to work on one of the christmas day possessions when network rail will take a few days to do a really big job that it couldn't do at evenings and weekends, on christmas day you will lose triple time, three days pay and the day in looe. that i

the transport secretary , mark harper, told us secretary, mark harper, told us this morning the tides this week , 63% hour rail strikes this week, 63% of the union's members turned down a deal offered by network rail of a 5% pay rise. this year and a further 4% rise in 2023. mr. harper told us all the unions have accepted pay offers. it's time for the rmt to follow suit and it's interesting in their ballot yesterday, only just over half of their workforce actually rejected it . workforce actually rejected it. almost 40% of their workforce, even with a very clear instruction from their union leadership, actually voted in favourite. so i think the tide is turning as well as the rail strikes . the extreme winter strikes. the extreme winter weather is leading to more travel chaos this morning. met office yellow weather warnings for ice snow and fog remain in place across northern ireland, the north of scotland and south—east england. the independent travel editor simon calder, told us the airports are particularly badly affected this morning. i'm counting 65 short haul domestic and europ

that is a transport secretary mark harper talking on the day that the rmt strike again, the first ofion this week, will mean the cancellation of roughly four out of every five trains across the country. ukraine's health system is facing its darkest days in the war thus far. that's the warning from the who, after russia targeted the country's infrastructure, leaving millions of people without electricity, heating or water. 0ur ukraine correspondent, hugo bachega, has sent this update. there is a lot of concern these attacks could lead to a humanitarian crisis. for weeks, we've seen that russia has been attacking this country's energy infrastructure, and millions of people are facing difficult conditions without electricity, heating and without power. it is snowing in kyiv, temperatures are below freezing and in other parts of the country. this is a country where temperatures can drop to —15, —20 degrees celsius. there is a lot of concern that these attacks and these temperatures could lead to a humanitarian crisis. this is what the health minister had to say. translation: that's right

right let's get you up to date the transport secretary mark harper says the rmt decision to reject an improved pay decision to reject an improved pay offer is incredibly disappointing and unfair to the public. disappointing and unfair to the pubuc.a disappointing and unfair to the public. a pay rise of 8% and a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies before april 2024, hoping tables. but the uk's biggest rail unions said they wouldn't protect its members and wouldn't protect its members and would leave to unsafe practises the strike action is due to go ahead for four days this month . ahead for four days this month. meanwhile 3000 members of the fire brigades union will vote today if they should walk out following a 5% pay offer . that following a 5% pay offer. that few says striking is the last resort , but that many are resort, but that many are desperate and some are struggling to afford to live live . the uk's biggest business live. the uk's biggest business group says be a decade of lost economic growth if britain isn't ready , take action. the cbi ready, take action. the cbi for

last week mark harper, the transport secretary, did not rule out that in the negotiations between theth 14, fell apart because of a crucial instruction that the modernisation had to include driver operated only trains with no guards. last week mark harper did not rule out that that was a stipulation that had been added into the offer from the government. added into the offer from the government-— added into the offer from the covernment. ., ,, , ., , . hospitals in england have been told to free up beds and prepare for "extensive disruption" ahead of planned strikes by ambulance workers next week. nhs leaders have written to managers to warn that it will be a very challenging period. they said medically fit patients should be moved out where it's safe to do so, and the turnaround of ambulances should be speeded up. members of unison, unite and the gmb will walk out in much of england, wales and northern ireland in a dispute about pay and staffing levels. 0ur political correspondentjonathan blake is with us in the studio. what is the thinking with this instruction? it what is the think

rishi sunak is mark harper. is in the minister, mark harper.prime has been sacked and we. sorry, the prime and we. i'm sorry, the prime minister be doing minister can't be doing everything. guy. this minister can't be doing evvery|ing. guy. this minister can't be doing evvery important guy. this minister can't be doing evvery important rightly. this minister can't be doing evvery important right now. is minister can't be doing evvery important right now. the is very important right now. the allegation now this report, if rishi sunak has to do all the work, there's no point in having a cabinet save a few a cabinet that would save a few bob but that's not let's not go back.i bob but that's not let's not go back. i mark harper transport secretary is right i think particularly the particularly on rail strikes the tide and people are tide is turning and people are getting fed with this. getting totally fed with this. they've had a 9% pay rise offer and know three, 4% and then 4, 9, one. yes, nine. that's not good enough. it's still you can see also

mark harper then said yes , i .acilitate, but we essential that reform comes because it's the reforms that will open the door to having more money to spend on better pay more money to spend on better pay awards . now they've offered pay awards. now they've offered 9% over two years, but the seems to be driverless trains. well, mick lynch has said qatar correctly. that's not going to happen. but of course the government did subsidise the railways to the tune of many billions during the pandemic. train use is still down about 20, but their argument you have to reform choice and the way forward and to see if there's any kind of breakthrough. we're getting the message from government that they're not considering reforming these minimum contracts, which minimum service contracts, which do apply of course to transport. but an indication may try and move that to perhaps the health service perhaps teachers as well and that clearly is going to really worry and perhaps anger unions as well. well, yes and in sectors that peopl

its demands on pay, job security and working conditions and as you said, the transport secretary mark harperher disputes, and there are many of them, ministers are largely staying out of the wrangling between unions and employers beyond saying that it in their view inflation level pay rises in the public sector are unaffordable. but today the cabinet minister nadhim zahawi really hard and the government rhetoric and told the bbc it was unfair for government rhetoric and told the bbc it was unfairfor unions government rhetoric and told the bbc it was unfair for unions to cause disruption over christmas, and even claimed that industrial action was playing into the hands of vladimir putin by dividing the country. that suggestion infuriated the royal couege suggestion infuriated the royal college of nursing which said that using russia's war in ukraine as justification for a real terms pay cut for nurses was a new low for the government. there is plenty of blame flying around at the moment as the government beefs up its contingency plans for dealing with strikes as we head into the winter.— let'

the transport secretary mark harper has insisted his role was not to negotiate but urged unions to keepir members. but labour says ministers need to be around a table. we can't go on like this, we have people leaving our front line professions. yes, they need a pay rise, yes, the situation is incredibly difficult, but that is why the government should be in the room, sitting around a table, moving heaven and earth to get this sorted. but in the commons this afternoon, rishi sunak said he was focused on minimising disruption from strikes. if the union leaders to continue to be unreasonable, then it is my duty to take action to protect the lives and livelihoods of the british public, and that is why, since i became prime minister, i have been working for new tough laws to protect people from this disruption. from postal workers to driving test examiners, strikes are spreading across public services. they will be noticed and felt this winter while all sides try to find resolutions. leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster. the walkout by ambulance staff before christmas comes amid growing conce

approach new inverted approach by the new inverted commas government and the new transport secretary, mark harperas been much more willing to engage, i think, directly with the union. and one of his predecessors, grant shapps . but predecessors, grant shapps. but thus far that hasn't seemed to have worked either. so i wonder whether, you know, i'm causing such disruption over christmas may be the last of may well be the last throw of the dice far as the union is the dice as far as the union is concerned. and as i see, that is dangerous for the public opinion starts to turn. yes i think the whole of public want to see whole of the public want to see a resolution as as a resolution as quickly as possible. for possible. thank you very for joining us morning. that joining us this morning. that was schofield, the was kevin schofield, who is the political the political editor of the huffington post . now we're political editor of the huffington post. now we're going to be moving on former health secretary hancock secretary matt hancock has released today by the released a book today by the title pandem

transport secretary mark harper said he wanted to work with i.r.a. and the employers in good to resolves. lynch said talks will continue the weekend royal mail has been told it cannot keep blaming the covid pandemic for late deliveries. it's after the firm had failed to meet several of its annual delivery targets . year. delivery targets. year. regulator ofcom say just 82% of first class mail was delivered within one working day. that's below a target of 93. ofcom performance at royal mail also fell well short of where it should be. in the early parts of this financial year conspiracy theorist alex jones has filed for bankruptcy. it comes less two months after a jury ordered him to pay more than £800 million for spreading lies about the 2012 sandy hook mass shooting . chapter 11 paperwork. shooting. chapter 11 paperwork. samir steered to the us bankruptcy court claims. james has between bankruptcy court claims. james has betwee n £800,000 an d £8 has between £800,000 and £8 million in assets. tv, online and dab radio. this is gb news now. it's back to dewbs& co . now. it's back to dewbs

yes, strikes are the new lockdown's folks with transport secretary mark harper conceding to the dailyph this year . conceding to the daily telegraph this year. many families may have no choice but to alter their plans and have a virtual christmas again . this isn't due christmas again. this isn't due to a new public health pandemic, but because of rail strikes planned by the rmt to union cause misery during the festive period, so has the strike calendar of hell. this week alone, people . tomorrow the rmt alone, people. tomorrow the rmt train strike begins before yet hours. rural payments agency. customer service strike. dry of examiners in north east england and scotland . strike. that's and scotland. strike. that's until sunday. then on wednesday, royal mail workers strike. and that begins for 48 hours. on thursday . the royal college of thursday. the royal college of nursing staff in england, wales and northern ireland intend to strike for the first time in their history. great strike for the first time in their history . great western their history. great western railway unite engi

a recommendation to reject, claiming the deal will lead to unsafe practises transport secretary mark harperays it's very disappointing the rmt hasn't played its part and continue talks instead of holding strikes. we've made sure there was a new improved pay off, which i think is fair to rmt members . what is rmt members. what is disappointing is the fact that they are empty, not only have not called off strikes , they've not called off strikes, they've actually caught more strikes for the christmas period. and i would urge them to call those strikes balls put this pay deal to their members with a recommendation that it be accepted . gb news understands an accepted. gb news understands an eighth child has died after contracting strep a . it follows contracting strep a. it follows a 12 year old child being the first secondary school student to have died after contracting the invasive infection. the uk health security agency confirmed a single case was identified at cofe school in south london . cofe school in south london. downing street is urging parents to be on the lookout for symptoms and

a recommendation to reject, claiming the deal will lead to unsafe practises transport secretary mark harperays it's very disappointing the rmt hasn't played its part and continue talks instead of holding strikes. we've made sure there was a new improved pay off, which i think is fair to rmt members . what is rmt members. what is disappointing is the fact that they are empty, not only have not called off strikes , they've not called off strikes, they've actually caught more strikes for the christmas period. and i would urge them to call those strikes balls put this pay deal to their members with a recommendation that it be accepted . gb news understands an accepted. gb news understands an eighth child has died after contracting strep a . it follows contracting strep a. it follows a 12 year old child being the first secondary school student to have died after contracting the invasive infection. the uk health security agency confirmed a single case was identified at cofe school in south london . cofe school in south london. downing street is urging parents to be on the lookout for symptoms and

yes, strikes are the new lockdown's folks with transport secretary mark harper conceding to the dailyph this year . conceding to the daily telegraph this year. many families may have no choice but to alter their plans and have a virtual christmas again . this isn't due christmas again. this isn't due to a new public health pandemic, but because of rail strikes planned by the rmt to union cause misery during the festive period, so has the strike calendar of hell. this week alone, people . tomorrow the rmt alone, people. tomorrow the rmt train strike begins before yet hours. rural payments agency. customer service strike. dry of examiners in north east england and scotland . strike. that's and scotland. strike. that's until sunday. then on wednesday, royal mail workers strike. and that begins for 48 hours. on thursday . the royal college of thursday. the royal college of nursing staff in england, wales and northern ireland intend to strike for the first time in their history. great strike for the first time in their history . great western their history. great western railway unite engi

the secretary, mark harper , asked secretary, mark harper, asked the union to reconsider , but the uniono reconsider, but mick lynch says they need a better offer from the government. is my message is that we need to get a deal. we need to get round the table and they need to show some goodwill and expertise and some facilitate to try and create a document or a set of documents that we can all support. and at the moment , they know that what the moment, they know that what they're putting forward to us is through their agents in the rail delivery group, a network rail, they that that's good they know that that's not good enough. leave. we can get enough. piper leave. we can get there. optimist. there. i'm an optimist. scientists in the united states have, for the first time, used nuclear fusion to generate more power than was consumed in the process. nuclear power plants currently rely on fission , which currently rely on fission, which splits atoms releasing harmful radiation . but fusion energy , radiation. but fusion energy, which pushes atoms together you know the drill . no, look at

transport secretary mark harper urges unions to call off new rail strikes planned from christmas eve. to their members, at least a neutral recommendation, and colourful strikes before christmas which i going to be so damaging to individuals and businesses across a whole range of sectors, the government will do what we can to try and encourage both employers and unions to keep talking. let's talk to our tranport correspondent katy austin. how inevitable are the strikes looking? at the moment it very much looks like they will go ahead. the members at network rail, which is about half the rmt members involved in this dispute, they are having a referendum on a new offer that has been proposed by network rail, but that closes on monday afternoon next week and a defence strike is due to be on tuesday. coupled with the fact that the rmt has advised member to reject that offer, so even if they accepted, it would be far too late by that stage to avoid disruption evenif by that stage to avoid disruption even if they called off their strike, but also network rail has said it needed to know wheth

the transport secretary mark harper has insisted his role was not to negotiate but urged unions to keepny proposed deals to their members. but labour says ministers need to be around the table. we can't go on like this, we have people leaving our front line professions. yes, they need a pay rise, yes, the situation is incredibly difficult, but that is why the government should be in the room, sitting around the table, moving heaven and earth to get this sorted. but in the commons this afternoon, rishi sunak said he was focused on minimising disruption from strikes. if the union leaders continue to be unreasonable, then it is my duty to take action to protect the lives and livelihoods of the british public, and that is why, since i became prime minister, i have been working for new tough laws to protect people from this disruption. from postal workers to driving test examiners, strikes are spreading across public services. they will be noticed and felt this winter while all sides try to find resolutions. leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster. we can speak to our political correspondent dav

mark harper of the union to reconsider the offer . but mr. reconsider the offer. but mr. lynch said they needed a better offer and scientists in the united states have for the first time used nuclear fusion to generate more than was consumed in the process. nuclear power plants currently rely on fission , which splits atoms releasing harmful radiation. but fusion energy , which pushes atoms energy, which pushes atoms together is safer, sustainable, clean and cheap. the decades long international effort could one day lead to unlimited energy for the world and aid the fight against climate change. you up to date on tv , online at dab, to date on tv, online at dab, plus radio here with gb news where now it's time for fast . where now it's time for fast. good evening with the prime minister is under tremendous pressure from sections of the media, but in particular his own backbenchers to deal with what's happening in the english channel as hotels fill up all over the country and people scream, this is not fair, this is not justice. with social housing less of a rebellion, acc

mark harper of the union to reconsider the offer . but mr. reconsider the offer. but mr. lynch said they needed a better offer and scientists in the united states have for the first time used nuclear fusion to generate more than was consumed in the process. nuclear power plants currently rely on fission , which splits atoms releasing harmful radiation. but fusion energy , which pushes atoms energy, which pushes atoms together is safer, sustainable, clean and cheap. the decades long international effort could one day lead to unlimited energy for the world and aid the fight against climate change. you up to date on tv , online at dab, to date on tv, online at dab, plus radio here with gb news where now it's time for fast . where now it's time for fast. good evening with the prime minister is under tremendous pressure from sections of the media, but in particular his own backbenchers to deal with what's happening in the english channel as hotels fill up all over the country and people scream, this is not fair, this is not justice. with social housing less of a rebellion, acc

transport secretary mark harper said he wanted to work with the rmt and the employers in good faith to resolve issues. mr. lynch said talks will continue over the weekend . tv online and dab weekend. tv online and dab radio. this is gb. now it's back to laurence fox . to laurence fox. good evening. there are two reasons to corral animals. good evening. there are two reasons to corral animals . one reasons to corral animals. one of them is to gather them together in darkness, to keep them safe from and the other is when they're being prepared for slaughter . when they're being prepared for slaughter. this week we have seen new owners data which reveals that the uk is undergoing the most dramatic demographic shift in modern history. roughly two thirds of london is now identified as bame . forgive me. sorry, no, bame is outdated . no longer that derek. outdated. no longer that derek. our way of lumping into pejorative groups has been now superseded at least by westminster council , with a new westminster council, with a new and altogether more sinister . and altogether more sinister. the

transport secretary mark harper said he wanted to work with the rmt and the employers in good faith to resolve issues. mr. lynch said talks will continue over the weekend . tv online and dab weekend. tv online and dab radio. this is gb. now it's back to laurence fox . to laurence fox. good evening. there are two reasons to corral animals. good evening. there are two reasons to corral animals . one reasons to corral animals. one of them is to gather them together in darkness, to keep them safe from and the other is when they're being prepared for slaughter . when they're being prepared for slaughter. this week we have seen new owners data which reveals that the uk is undergoing the most dramatic demographic shift in modern history. roughly two thirds of london is now identified as bame . forgive me. sorry, no, bame is outdated . no longer that derek. outdated. no longer that derek. our way of lumping into pejorative groups has been now superseded at least by westminster council , with a new westminster council, with a new and altogether more sinister . and altogether more sinister. the

the transport secretary, mark harper, says the decision to reject improved pay offer is increased toay rise of percent and a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies before april 2024 had been tabled . but april 2024 had been tabled. but the uk's biggest rail unions said that deal wouldn't protect members and would lead to unsafe . therefore, the strike action is due to go ahead for four days later this month. meanwhile, 33,000 members of the fire brigades union will vote today if they should walk following a 5% pay offer for you. say striking is the last but that many they say are desperate with some struggling to afford to live. fire fighter and trade unions pulled embery says . unions pulled embery says. they've been left with no option . we're being asked to take .we're being asked to take another significant real terms pay another significant real terms pay cut. and at a time when , pay cut. and at a time when, like everybody else across , the like everybody else across, the country are really struggling , country are really struggling, make ends meet. i've been a firefighter 25

the transport secretary, mark harper , asked the union to reconsider . now police in jersey say they gas was behind an explosion that happenedin gas was behind an explosion that happened in a block of flats on the island at the. earlier it was confirmed the number of people who'd lost their lives in the accident which happened in st helier, had risen to seven. the island's police chief has named two people who are still missing. they are ken and jane , missing. they are ken and jane, a couple in their seventies and a couple in their seventies and a six year old boy remains in a critical condition in hospital after he fell through an icy lake in solihull . three other lake in solihull. three other boys aged eight, ten and 11 died after being pulled out of the icy water in kings hurst. members of the public applauded a group of officers from west midlands police who marched through the town to lay flowers in tribute to the boys. balloons, soft toys and candles were left after a community vigil last night. were left after a community vigil last night . scie

the transport secretary, mark harper , asked the union to reconsider . now police in jersey say they gas was behind an explosion that happenedin gas was behind an explosion that happened in a block of flats on the island at the. earlier it was confirmed the number of people who'd lost their lives in the accident which happened in st helier, had risen to seven. the island's police chief has named two people who are still missing. they are ken and jane , missing. they are ken and jane, a couple in their seventies and a couple in their seventies and a six year old boy remains in a critical condition in hospital after he fell through an icy lake in solihull . three other lake in solihull. three other boys aged eight, ten and 11 died after being pulled out of the icy water in kings hurst. members of the public applauded a group of officers from west midlands police who marched through the town to lay flowers in tribute to the boys. balloons, soft toys and candles were left after a community vigil last night. were left after a community vigil last night . scie

the transport secretary, mark harper, says the armed us decision to reject an improved pay decision to reject an improved pay offer is incredibly disappointing and unfair to the pubuc. disappointing and unfair to the public . a pay rise of 8% and public. a pay rise of 8% and guarantee of no compulsory redundancy fees before april 20, 24 had been tabled . but the uk's 24 had been tabled. but the uk's biggest rail unions said the deal wouldn't protect its members and would lead to unsafe practises the strike action is due to go ahead for four days this month . meanwhile, 33,000 this month. meanwhile, 33,000 members of the fire brigades union will vote today if they should walk out following a 5% pay should walk out following a 5% pay offer that few say striking is the last resort. pay offer that few say striking is the last resort . but many are is the last resort. but many are desperate , with some struggling desperate, with some struggling to afford to live . firefighter to afford to live. firefighter and trade unionist paul embery says they've been left with no option. we're being ask

transport secretary mark harper .over the weekend . royal mail has been weekend. royal mail has been told it can't keep blaming the covid pandemic for late deliveries . it's after the firm deliveries. it's after the firm had failed to meet several of its annual delivery last year. regulator ofcom says just 82% of first class mail was delivered within working day. that's below a target of 93. ofcom said performance at royal mail also fell well short of where it should in the early parts. fell well short of where it should in the early parts . the should in the early parts. the financial year conspiracy theorist alex jones has filed for bankruptcy . it comes less for bankruptcy. it comes less than two months after a jury ordered him to pay more than £800 million for spreading lies. about the 2012 sandy hook mass shooting paperwork submitted by to the us bankruptcy court claims he has between to the us bankruptcy court claims he has betwee n £800,000 claims he has between £800,000 and £8 million in assets . this and £8 m

transport secretary mark harper said he wanted to work with the rmt and the employers in good faith toesolve issues . while faith to resolve issues. while speaking on his way to rail minister hugh merriman , the rmt minister hugh merriman, the rmt general secretary said offer must be meaningful . we haven't must be meaningful. we haven't had a structure in which we negotiate . i've never put an negotiate. i've never put an offer on the table, so hopefully even or over the weekend we'll start to do that and then we'll have to take back to the unions who will see they come up with. well, they're definitely moving . it's definitely different to what is over the last six months. there's no doubt about that. to find out that. but we've got to find out whether meaningful, whether whether it's meaningful, whether just, know window dressing . just, you know window dressing. royal mail has been told it. keep blaming the covid pandemic for late deliveries. it's the firm had failed to meet several of its annual delivery targets last year. the regulator says just 82% of first class mail was delive

transport secretary mark harper said he wanted to work with rmt and employees in good to resolve issueseaking on his way to meet rail minister merriman, the rmt general said the offer must be meaningful. we had a structure in which we negotiate. they've never put an offer on the table, so hopefully even today or over the weekend, we'll today or over the weekend, we'll to do that. and then we'll have to do that. and then we'll have to take that back to the unions, see we'll see what they come up with. well they're definitely moving. it's definitely different what is over the different to what is over the last months. there's last six months. there's no doubt that. but we've got doubt about that. but we've got to find out whether it's meaningful, whether it's just, you dressing . royal you know, window dressing. royal mail been told it cannot mail has been told it cannot keep blaming the covid pandemic for late deliveries. after the firm had failed to meet of its annual delivery targets last yean annual delivery targets last year, regulator ofcom , just 82% year, regulator ofcom, just 82%

the transport secretary mark harper has told bbc breakfast he believes a fair and reasonable offer isade unions and offer was made to them by the train operating companies and an improved offer was made by network rail building on a certain level of reform, improvements to outdated working practices and an improved pay offer. i think it is a very fair and reasonable offer that i think most people listening to this if they look at what is being offered. it is comparable to deals being done across the rest of the economy, across the rest of the economy, across the rest of the economy, across the private sector. i hope the rmt reflect on it and think again. the rmt reflect on it and think aaain. ., i. the rmt reflect on it and think aaain. ., �* ,., again. you say you didn't block a better pay _ again. you say you didn't block a better pay deal— again. you say you didn't block a better pay deal but _ again. you say you didn't block a better pay deal but has - again. you say you didn't block a better pay deal but has the - again. you say you didn't block a . better pay deal but has the tr

the transport secretary, mark harper, described the rejection is incredibly disappointing, he said passengersshould also receive the service they have paid for. and how will this affect — service they have paid for. and how will this affect passengers? - service they have paid for. and how will this affect passengers? that. service they have paid for. and how will this affect passengers? that is| will this affect passengers? that is the big question, _ will this affect passengers? that is the big question, a _ will this affect passengers? that is the big question, a latest - will this affect passengers? that is the big question, a latest round i will this affect passengers? that is the big question, a latest round of| the big question, a latest round of strikes by rmt members outwit network rail and these 14 other train companies is due to begin in nine days' time, 40,000 workers are expected to walk out during that time and it always impacts the days around strike action as well. they are expected to have a significant impact on the retail industry. at the moment there are several 48—hour pe

the transport secretary, mark harper, welcome the move, but said it was a tragedy passengers were stillalth secretary steve barclay has been asked to meet for pay talks with the royal college of nursing. the rcn is due to walk out on the 15th and 20th of december. the union wants nurses to get a 19% pay rise. nhs staff have seen wages increase, on average, by 4.75%. a spokesperson for the department of health said ministers had accepted the recommendations of the independent nhs pay body in full. nasa's orion capsule will splash down into the pacific ocean later, after a mission to the moon and back. the uncrewed flight is the first step in the american space agency's project to return astronauts to the lunar surface after five decades. if the spacecraft can withstand the extreme temperatures generated by its return through the atmosphere, and the parachute deploys effectively to slow its descent, a crewed mission could take place in 2024. very exciting. also exciting, in the new year there will be lots of talk of eurovision, which will be held in liverpool, hosting on the behalf of ukr

transport secretary mark harper said he wants to work with the rmt and that employers in good faith resolvell continue over the weekend . will continue over the weekend. tv and dab radio is gb news now it's back to mark dolan tonight. thanks, alice. we'll see you in an hour's time. welcome to mom. dolan's tonight, which starts in the brand new time of 8 pm. right through till 11 every friday and in the big question the queen's former lady in waiting gets caught up in a race storm. all older people's views . we'll speak to former head of .we'll speak to former head of royal protection dai davies , a royal protection dai davies, a man who actually met this lady in waiting. and we'll speak 80 something broadcasting legend didi david hamilton . and in the didi david hamilton. and in the agenda with my panel. do conservatives face extinction at the next election . also should the next election. also should all family members pay towards the christmas . what do you think the christmas. what do you think about mum or grandma having a whip round to pay for the turkey, the stuffing and mince pies? a

recommended option to reject, claiming the deal will lead to unsafe practises transport secretary mark harper says it's very disappointing the rmt hasn't played its part in continuing talks. instead of holding strikes we made sure there was a new improved pay offer, which i think is fair to rmt. then what is disappointing is the fact that the rmt not only have not cool off strikes , only have not cool off strikes, they've actually caught more strikes for the christmas period. and i would urge them to call those strikes both put this pay call those strikes both put this pay deal to their members with a recommendation that it be accepted . gb news understands an accepted. gb news understands an eighth child has died after contracting strep a . it follows contracting strep a. it follows a 12 year old child being the first secondary school student to have died after contracting the eton face of infection. the uk health security agency confirmed a single case was identified at cough school in south london . downing street is south london. downing street is urging parents to be on the lookout for s

transport secretary mark harper said he wants to work with the rmt and that employers in good faith resolvelks will continue over the weekend . will continue over the weekend. tv and dab radio is gb news now it's back to mark dolan tonight. thanks, alice. we'll see you in an hour's time. welcome to mom. dolan's tonight, which starts in the brand new time of 8 pm. right through till 11 every friday and in the big question the queen's former lady in waiting gets caught up in a race storm. all older people's views . we'll speak to former head of .we'll speak to former head of royal protection dai davies , a royal protection dai davies, a man who actually met this lady in waiting. and we'll speak 80 something broadcasting legend didi david hamilton . and in the didi david hamilton. and in the agenda with my panel. do conservatives face extinction at the next election . also should the next election. also should all family members pay towards the christmas . what do you think the christmas. what do you think about mum or grandma having a whip round to pay for the turkey, the stuffing and mince p

recommended option to reject, claiming the deal will lead to unsafe practises transport secretary mark harper says it's very disappointing the rmt hasn't played its part in continuing talks. instead of holding strikes we made sure there was a new improved pay offer, which i think is fair to rmt. then what is disappointing is the fact that the rmt not only have not cool off strikes , only have not cool off strikes, they've actually caught more strikes for the christmas period. and i would urge them to call those strikes both put this pay call those strikes both put this pay deal to their members with a recommendation that it be accepted . gb news understands an accepted. gb news understands an eighth child has died after contracting strep a . it follows contracting strep a. it follows a 12 year old child being the first secondary school student to have died after contracting the eton face of infection. the uk health security agency confirmed a single case was identified at cough school in south london . downing street is south london. downing street is urging parents to be on the lookout for s

his his tactics at the to be to sort of drive the seems to be to sort of drive a wedge between mark harpertary rishi sunak the saying, the prime minister by saying, well, hasn't agreed well, mark harper hasn't agreed anything demand anything me but i demand a meeting minister meeting with the prime minister and can talk as and perhaps we can talk as a different level sort of thing which probably won't go down with rishi sunak or mark harper, who friends that who are very close friends that are operating hand . exactly. are operating in hand. exactly. so it is hard to see a of these of the upcoming rail strikes this week being called off, but perhaps hope for the message strikes this hard line attitude from the minister concerned that we've already spoken about must come from the top listen to it it must be rishi sunak has decided and instructed his ministers there will be a complete hard line on the unions. so you say don't meet them if. yeah yes, it seem to come from the top. i mean, from where sunak's point of view , you where sunak's point of view, you can see where he's coming from. so

transport secretary mark harper said he wanted to work with the r.a. and the employees in good faith.esolve issues, mr. lynch said talks will continue over the weekend . tv online and dab+ the weekend. tv online and dab+ radio . this is gb news now it's radio. this is gb news now it's back. headliners . back. headliners. hello welcome to you. headliners i'm your host andrew doyle tonight i am joined two fantastic comedians to isla, cassie and nick dixon. let's take a quick look first at tomorrow's headlines before . we tomorrow's headlines before. we dive straight into them. we're going to go with the daily mail first, and they are leading with lockdown linked to surge in lockdown linked to new surge in strep a with a big picture of matt hancock and his pandemic diaries, which are being serialised there as of today. the daily now alert after a strep kills six children. we're going to go to the i weekend which has a uk brexit. regrets are growing and then the guardian this is exclusive. apparently half a million homes are missing out on bill help. and warning as six children die of str

transport secretary mark harper is answering questions, including we think about the government bus responsibilitybillion of support into the rail industry over the last i strikes. £1 billion of support into | the rail industry over the last two years, driven by covid and the fact a significant number of passengers have not returned to the railways. that's the equivalent of over £1000 per household in the country and over £3000 per rail worker. that's the context of why we need reform and it means we protected railway jobs and also meant staff at dft contracted railway companies were not furloughed and did not lose pay in that period. we have seen 80% of passenger numbers return to the railways so we have to have reform. i want a thriving and successful railway. that's the only way to protect jobs railway. that's the only way to protectjobs in the long term. my department spends over 60% of the department's total spending on capital revenue on railways and only 10% ofjourney miles in the country are on rail. i think we have to get that into a better sense of balance. that's what we are trying to d

transport secretary mark harper said he wanted to work with the r.a. and the employees in good faith.esolve issues, mr. lynch said talks will continue over the weekend . tv online and dab+ the weekend. tv online and dab+ radio . this is gb news now it's radio. this is gb news now it's back. headliners . back. headliners. hello welcome to you. headliners i'm your host andrew doyle tonight i am joined two fantastic comedians to isla, cassie and nick dixon. let's take a quick look first at tomorrow's headlines before . we tomorrow's headlines before. we dive straight into them. we're going to go with the daily mail first, and they are leading with lockdown linked to surge in lockdown linked to new surge in strep a with a big picture of matt hancock and his pandemic diaries, which are being serialised there as of today. the daily now alert after a strep kills six children. we're going to go to the i weekend which has a uk brexit. regrets are growing and then the guardian this is exclusive. apparently half a million homes are missing out on bill help. and warning as six children die of str

mark harper, thanks. carol has the perfect qualifications for that. .croatia. lionel messi will be hoping to make it to a second final and this time go one better than the runners—up medal he recieved eight years ago. the 35—year—old knows that winning a world cup would go a long way to cementing his legend as one of the greatest players of all time. croatia will be more than happy to spoil the party — as they did for brazil — winning their quarterfinal on penalties. croatia have their own legend in 37—year—old luka modric. they were finalists four years ago, and for a country of only four million people, they regularly produce impressive results against the so called bigger football nations, including england who they knocked out in moscow four years ago. next week's carabao cup ties at newcastle and southampton will be played a day early because of planned strike action by medical services. that's just two days after the world cup final. the championship is back in action already. west brom moved out of the relegation zone last night after coming back

it's a blot on the copybook, the liberal democrats didn't stand with the likes of steve baker and mark harperhe idea of shutting people down in their homes on and off for two and a half years . i mean, sceptical is half years. i mean, sceptical is the right thing, but i think you've also to look at the balance of evidence in front of you. and i think looking back to it was absolutely the right thing to take those kind of measures. my worry is one of the reasons why liberal democrats voted against the voted against often the continuation of those covid laws is because my worry is that something necessary. and i actually think on balance it was necessary at the early part of the of the pandemic. nevertheless, you can then create be honest politicians if you're not careful , if they're you're not careful, if they're not careful, if we're not careful , you get a little bit careful, you get a little bit too comfortable having draconian powers for example, we had id cards during the war. i kind of just about accept there was a need for them. the fact we still had them well into the 1950s is a remin

it's a blot on the copybook, the liberal democrats didn't stand with the likes of steve baker and mark harperhe idea of shutting people down in their homes on and off for two and a half years . i mean, sceptical is half years. i mean, sceptical is the right thing, but i think you've also to look at the balance of evidence in front of you. and i think looking back to it was absolutely the right thing to take those kind of measures. my worry is one of the reasons why liberal democrats voted against the voted against often the continuation of those covid laws is because my worry is that something necessary. and i actually think on balance it was necessary at the early part of the of the pandemic. nevertheless, you can then create be honest politicians if you're not careful , if they're you're not careful, if they're not careful, if we're not careful , you get a little bit careful, you get a little bit too comfortable having draconian powers for example, we had id cards during the war. i kind of just about accept there was a need for them. the fact we still had them well into the 1950s is a remin

it is true it is a bit of why is this going to go though if you know we've got mark harper transposingy. have a bottomless of money. you've mick lynch becoming you've got mick lynch becoming more and more and belligerent on every interview we go into christmas is more disruption. what does this look like in the new year? well, look, kuttner comes a point where either the government says we can't bear the pain anymore, so we'll give them everything. they've nearly everything they want. and then we pretend we haven't or you come a point the unions come a point where the unions say can't bear the loss of say we can't bear the loss of income and we'll we'll we'll we'll give up you will claim we've total victory because whenever the rmt do anything at the end of it, they would claim it was a total victory. that's their standard phrase. so they claim total victory, but they're settle something less, right? and you just see who's now and you could just see who's now have that's out. have cracks first. that's out. just quick question. it just one last quick question. it is, wednesday, so we is

now, mark harper, who is transport secretary, is appearing in front of the transport select committeek. transport select committee as we speak . obviously, the government speak. obviously, the government is extremely disappointed that the offer of 9% over two years was rejected . he is saying to was rejected. he is saying to the union, please put it before your do not recommend , just put your do not recommend, just put it before neutral . and also it before neutral. and also steve barclay , the health steve barclay, the health secretary, he is stressing if the government were to pay every pubuc the government were to pay every public sector worker an inflation level pay rise, it would cost the government, by extension, taxpayers 28 billion, which they say they simply cannot afford. okay thank you, catherine. catherine. force there outside of downing street. it just feels , doesn't it, it just feels, doesn't it, particularly perilous that the ambulance workers are thinking of striking working when the christmas period is often so busy for them? let me know what you think. gb news actu

i mean, mark harper i'm so sorry said wait.o, so let's say the government from the government the government are pulling the strings distance rather strings from a distance rather actually sitting sitting down and negotiating some kind of settlement because it's not i'm sorry , that is not up to the sorry, that is not up to the minister to do that. that's what they say. yeah, exactly but if you want these things sold, what a government is there to do is to try to convince you that bully boy lynch . absolutely. bully boy lynch. absolutely. don't say good . i see. no to don't say good. i see. no to a settlement. any negotiation if they're holding christmas at ransom. unless he's okay. let's not forget these staff on a meeting of 44 k and the drivers want a meeting of. no, no. he says they're going to need you. the 3131 grand. the drivers don't don't actually belong to the meeting the fourth meeting of drivers are meeting of 44. the drivers are meeting of 44. the drivers are meeting of this is far above of 59. this is far above na