nurses are promising a summer of protest — across the uk — and possible industrial action. members of the royal collegers of below—inflation pay increases. but a ballot will be needed, before any strike goes ahead. the royal college of nursing congress has voted overwhelmingly for a summer of "planned protest, followed by an industrial action ballot" if the next government doesn‘t change policy. our health correspondent jane dreaper is in liverpool for us. can you give us an idea of the background to this? why nurses are so angry this year? why now? nurses are particularly angry because they‘ve now had seven years of pay freezes and pay rises. a pay freeze began in 2010 and it lasted for two yea rs. began in 2010 and it lasted for two years. in 2012 their pay rises were capped at 1%. it‘s gone on since then. many here in today were saying they really feel they‘ve reached their limit with this. it was a very emotional debate, very highly charged debate. 0ne emotional debate, very highly charged debate. one of the speakers here was a man who just finished a night shift in liverpool and came to speak to s

nursing leaders have warned the nhs in england is ‘dangerously‘ short of the nurses it needs. the royal collegeas a0 thousand posts are unfilled. the union, which is currently considering strike action, blames the situation on stress and pay, but the conservatives say that while they've been in government, the number of nurses has risen. we will be speaking to the chief executive of the royal college of nursing in about 10 minutes' time. north korea has carried out another ballistic missile test, four days after a new president took office in the south. the us military has confirmed a missile was launched near north—western kusong which flew more than 400 miles, before landing in the sea ofjapan. south korea's president, moon jae—in who campaigned on a platform of better engagement with the north condemned the test as a reckless provocation. emmanuel macron will be sworn in as french president today. the former banker, who has never held elected office, won a landslide victory last sunday but will face intense challenges to his promised reforms. his first duties will include appointing a prime

nurses are promising a summer of protest across the uk and possible industrial action. members of the royal collegeerence in liverpool are calling on the next government to end years of below—inflation pay increases. but a ballot will be needed before any strike goes ahead. our health correspondent, jane dreaper is at the conference in liverpool. yes, it has been a day of intense emotion here. in the conference debate this morning some of the speakers and people in the audience were in tears as they talked about the effects of the years of pay freezes and capped pay rises and what they feel that has done to them and their family incomes. with me to discuss this is the man who proposed the resolution this morning, the chairman of the royal college of nursing's council, michael brown. what exactly is it you want to do? is this a summer of discontent? the feeling in the hall his morning and the emotion you mentioned during that debate cannot be ignored. we carried out that pay poll and it told us members are feeling really undervalued and want to show whichever government we have in the future that nu

nurses are promising a summer of protest — across the uk — and possible industrial action. members of the royal collegeal conference in liverpool — are calling on the next government to end years of below—inflation pay increases. but a ballot will be needed, before any strike goes ahead. jane dreaper is in liverpool. nurses are particularly angry because they've now had seven years of pay freezes and pay rises, a pay freeze began in 2010 and it lasted for two years and then, in 2012, their pay rises were capped at 1% and it's gone on since then. many here in the hall were saying they really feel they've reached their limit with this. a very emotional debate, very highly charged. one of the speakers here was a man who'd just finished a night shift in liverpool and came to speak to say he was struggling to make ends meet. the government points out that nurses, as well as the pay rises, get incremental pay as they progress in theirjobs but many people here are just saying enough is enough. talking, i think i saw a report from one executive suggesting that 14% pay cut, in real terms, because their pay hasn

a line of breaking news to bring to you coming in from the royal college of nursing, saying that nurses will stage a summer of protests across the uk after polls showed strong support for strikes over pay. that's according to the royal college of nursing. we had some water for the garden at long last last night and that rain is clearing out into the north sea and we have got some beautiful sunshine around. that rain did dampen the ground in many areas, but today we have also got some fine and dry weather. some cotton wool clouds in eastbourne. and this isjersey, a stunning scene this morning. we have had a few showers in scotland and northern ireland and a few developing in northern ireland as well. but a lot of places will escape the showers. the best of the sunshine is around the coasts. showers tend to fade quite quickly this evening and overnight and it will be quite chilly in the east. tomorrow wet and windy weather is coming in soap it will much milder overnight. there will be some rain further east, more showery, but not as intense. more at the top of the hour. more at the top of

nurses are to hold a series of protests this summer over pay. the royal college below—inflation wage increases, and it's threatening balloting for strike action unless the government lifts its current 1% pay cap. back to the general election, and the south—west of england was, for many years, a stronghold for the liberal democrats. but in 2015, they lost every one of their seats there, to the conservatives. then, last year, the west country voted very decisively for leave, in the eu referendum. our political correspondent vicki young has been to penzance to talk to people about how they intend to vote next month. landing the catch in west cornwall, an area where the liberal democrats are hoping for a comeback. a blue tide of conservatives swept them away at the last election, but since then, the brexit vote has transformed the political landscape. so how is the lib dem's pro—eu message going down with fishermen in a region that voted to leave. did you vote in the referendum? yes, i was very heavily leave.

of bursaries was first announced. 24,000 nursing vacancies across this country. a 14% real terms drop in earnings for members of this royal couege earnings for members of this royal college few weeks ago, members of the nursing profession, axis is the bank. you finder prime minister he thinks that is somehow not an issue. it feeds into a narrative of the conservative government treating nurses like dirt. i will not have it. the time to invest in health and ca re it. the time to invest in health and care has come, and it was not a moment too soon. important to invest in nurses. that is why, to clarify, we will reintroduce the nursing and midwifery bursaries. we have announced a public sector pay rise across the public sector, including health and social care, but also schools, local government, central government and armed forces. since the crash of the last decade we have seen a huge blow, 14% decrease in real earnings, and members of the royal college of nursing. time we gave britain is not public servants the pay rise they deserve. —— britain's public servants. what threatens the national health service more than anything else when it comes to funding and the direction

of this weekends global cyber attack. the largest nursing union, the royal college of nursing, will stage a "summer of protest" over the government'scap on pay rises. the new french president emmanuel macron has been sworn—in at the elysee palace. in his inaugural address, he said the country was on the verge of a great renaissance. german chancellor angela merkel‘s christian democrats party has unseated their rival social democrats party in a key election, in the state of north rhine—westphalia the victory could be a boost for mrs merkel as she is seeking to run for a fourth term. labour have pledged to introduce a "robin hood" tax on financial transactions, to raise billions of pounds for public services if elected. the proposal has been slammed by the conservatives as a "total shambles". celebrities have hit the red carpet for tonight's bafta television awards. michael mcintyre has won for best entertainment performance, and the bbc show happy valley has won best drama. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh woozencroft. the main headlines this evening... commiserations for hull city as they relegated from the premier league —

the royal college of nursing is calling for an end to years of below—inflation wage increases, and it'shreatening balloting for strike action unless the government lifts its current 1% pay cap. back to the general election, and the south—west of england was, for many years, a stronghold for the liberal democrats. but in 2015, they lost every one of their seats there, to the conservatives. then, last year, the west country voted very decisively for leave, in the eu referendum. our political correspondent vicki young has been to penzance to talk to people about how they intend to vote next month. landing the catch in west cornwall, an area where the liberal democrats are hoping for a comeback. a blue tide of conservatives swept them away at the last election, but since then, the brexit vote has transformed the political landscape. so how is the lib dem's pro—eu message going down with fishermen in a region that voted to leave. did you vote in the referendum? yes, i was very heavily leave. the liberal democrats used to be really big in cornwall, they want to make a comeback here? in my opi

of this weekend's global cyberattack. the largest nursing union, the royal college of nursing, will stage a "summer of protest" over the government's pay rises. the new french president emmanuel macron has been sworn in at the elysee palace. in his inaugural address, he said the country was on the verge of a great renaissance. labour has pledged a robin hood tax on financial transactions to raise billions for public services if elected. the conservatives have criticised it as a total shambles. it goes to the magnificent seven lancashire. a winning night for happy valley at the baftas, at one best drama and its star one the lead actress award. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rob merrick, deputy political editor at the independent, and the broadcaster and author natalie haynes. tomorrow's front pages. the i says the prime minister is to make a pitch to labour voters by boosting the living wage and guaranteeing eu labour laws. the telegraph reports that the conservatives‘ workplace promises will include a legal right to take time off work to care for loved ones. a simil

the leaders of the main nurses‘ union say a fall in the number of full—time school nurses in england could be putting children's health at risk. the royal collegeth visitors. jane dreaper reports. investing in children's health pays, and reduces inequalities. that is the message from this nursing union. but it says progress in recent years is being undermined. four year plan to boost health visitor numbers began in england in 2011. by 2015 they were more than 10,000 health visitors, but the number has fallen by 1000 since then, and there has been a 16% drop in full—time school nurses over the past seven years, down to around 2500. if we were really serious about the health of oui’ really serious about the health of our population, if we are really serious about our young children being the future, then we do need to invest in children's services. we are hearing they are important, but actually school nurses, health visitors, make sure that schools services are ring—fenced or put in priority is to enable that to happen. the facility say they are protecting children's health, with more than £3 billion spent on public health last year. labour is p

of this weekend's global cyberattack. the largest nursing union, the royal college of nursing, will stage a "summer of protest" over the government'say rises. the new french president emmanuel macron has been sworn in at the elysee palace. in his inaugural address, he said the country was on the verge of a great renaissance. german chancellor angela merkel‘s christian democrats party has unseated their rival social democrats party in a key election in the state of north rhine—westphalia. the victory could be a boost for mrs merkel as she is seeking to run for a fourth term. celebrities have gathered in london for the bafta television awards. the latest winners of the people versus oj simpson, america crime story, and the victoria programme —— the victoria derbyshire programme one the news coverage category. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show. we're in colombia, exploring the legacy of one of the country's most controversial criminals. we're here at pablo‘s prison/five—star resort! oops! did ijust make that man crash? i hit the road in tokyo, taking tourists for a ride. they look a bit shell—shock

the royal college of nursing is warning of a "summer of protests" unless the government drops its 1%the bank of england governor mark carney has said that households will be squeezed as wages fail to keep up with rising prices. as part of our reality check series on key issues in the runup to the election, tonight steph mcgovern examines what's happened to pay. whether you think the politicians are spinning you a yarn or not, the key issues being debated are really important to lots of people, not least how much we are being paid. if you look back over the last decade, average wages in real terms have been falling. in other words, the cost of living has been going up faster than pay — and that means we have been facing a pay cut. even though we have seen wages start to go up over the last few years, there is a lot of catching up to do. before the financial crisis, average weekly earnings, when you take into account inflation, were £476, now they are down to £1167. by their very nature, these figures are averages, so therefore they vary depending on what you do and where you live but

he is due to speak in the next hour at the royal college of nursing annual conference where nurses arem are of protests is being planned by the royal college of nursing which says it will ballot for industrial action unless a 1% cap on pay is removed. so what is life like for nurses on the frontline? let's talk to heidi who is in lincoln and is about to rejoin the nhs as a nurse after a stint in the private sector. hello heidi. good morning. and nottingham newman who has been nair nurse for five years and has seen the strain on resources grow. hi sam? hi victoria. why are you going back into the nhs heidi?|j victoria. why are you going back into the nhs heidi? i believe in the nhs. that's why i became a nurse. you know, i've wanted to get in for a long time. they are at the point they are so desperate they are having to take into consideration mums that have kids, people who don't always have childcare which is my situation, they're taking from abroad, they're my situation, they're taking from abroad, they‘ re taking my situation, they're taking from abroad, they're taking nurses that

of a great renaissance. the largest nursing union, the royal college of nursing, is to hold a series of protests this summerr the government's one per cent cap on pay rises. labour says its proposed ‘robin hood' tax on financial transactions would raise billions of pounds for public services. now, this is an election like none other. an election called in the aftermath of the biggest decision this country has taken for many decades — the decision to leave the european union. the question no—one yet knows is how people's choices in that referendum — how their feelings now about the result — will affect which party they support. over the next few weeks, the bbc‘s nick robinson will be talking to voters to find some answers. this week, he visited a pub in halifax for a chat over a takeaway. between now and june the 8th, i'm going to be travelling the country trying to see how different groups of voters are making up their minds who to support in the general election. first stop, this pub in halifax, where we're talking to people who voted leave in the eu referendum. working—class voters here. many of them woul

nurses are promising a summer of protest across the uk, and possible industrial action. members of the royal collegeual conference in liverpool are calling on the next government to end years of below—inflation pay increases. but a vote will be needed, before any industrial action goes ahead. jane dreaper is in liverpool for us. so we could see nurses going on strike? we could. there has been lots of emotion here in the hall today, some nurses were in tears as they gave their speeches, including one man who had just finished a night shift here in liverpool and he told of how he was struggling to make ends meet. we don't know what form this summer of protests would take, it could be known as the summer take, it could be known as the summer of discontent. we are likely to see banners outside hospitals and nurses going on protest marches. if this culminates in a ballot for industrial action that would be significant because this union has never held such a ballot and the uk's nurses have never been on all—out strike so they have some way to go in engaging their members in the fundamental question of wh

the royal college of nursing congress in liverpool has voted overwhelmingly for a summer of "plannedxt government doesn't address pay restraint. our health correspondent jane dreaper is in liverpool for us. jane, can you bring us up—to—date... does this mean we could have nurses on strike? we could, eventually. what is going to happen will probably become known as a summer of discontent. members voted overwhelmingly this morning to hold protests over the summer and we don't yet know what form they will take. we are likely to see banners outside of hospitals, protest marches, that sort of thing. we have also in this resolution that got past year warned the next government that it pay restraint is not lifted, the 1% pay rise cap in existence at the 1% pay rise cap in existence at the moment, and has been in existence since 2012, that they will hold a ballot on industrial action and strike action. this is a union that has never held a vote on strike action. until the end of the summer, it would be a big move and a big change for the uk's nurses. jane draper, thank you. the conservatives

nursing leaders have warned the nhs in england is ‘dangerously‘ short of the nurses it needs. the royal collegeng strike action, blames the situation on stress and pay, but the conservatives say that whilst they've been in government, the number of nurses has risen. actually there isn't even enough money in the system. these trusts have a deficit and to save money, though not filling some of those vacancies. if you look at the money available and the nurses needed, it just doesn't add up, so we need investment in the nursing as well as an increased investment and our student nurses so they can go to university and work on our wards which is what the courses do for our nurses, to get far more in the. —— to get far more into our nhs. emmanuel macron will be sworn in as french president today. the former banker, who has never held elected office, won a landslide victory last sunday but will face intense challenges to his promised reforms. his first duties will include appointing a prime minister and flying to berlin to meet the german chancellor, angela merkel. leeds bradford airport has re—opened

, becausejeremy corbyn has been telling nurses of labour's plans to inject more money into the health service. the labour leader was speaking at the royal college of driving the nhs in england into crisis, as our assistant political editor norman smith reports. under pressure with waiting targets slipping and a&e struggling, jeremy corbyn said the nhs is in crisis. it isafamiliar corbyn said the nhs is in crisis. it is a familiar labour warning come election team. but team corbyn think it isa election team. but team corbyn think it is a big vote winner for them. election team. but team corbyn think it is a big vote winnerfor them. a warm welcome forjeremy corbyn from the nurses union and no wonder, with labour promising an extra £37 billion, money to take a million patients off waiting lists. our health service is being dismantled by stealth. over the past seven yea rs, by stealth. over the past seven years, our national health service has been driven into crisis after crisis. a&e departments struggling to cope. waiting lists soaring and we saw last week the tory cuts have exposed patient services to cyberattack. labour are also to set more tar

the leaders of the main nurses' union say a fall in the number of full—time school nurses in england could be putting children's health at risk. the royal college% reduction in the past seven years. they‘ re also highlighting a reduction in the number of health visitors. campaigners say a rare porpoise is facing imminent extinction unless the mexican government extends and enforces a ban on the use of a certain type of fishing net. there are thought to be just 30 vaquita porpoises left in the gulf of california off mexico. the world wildlife fund has called for urgent action to clamp down on illegalfishing. the porpoises are getting caught in gillnets, which are hung vertically to trap fish, despite a ban on their use. that is a summary of the news. on the mcdonald's advertisement, which some people think is offensive, it is about a little boy coping with the loss of his dad, this tweet says, we think it is really cute and touching. i lost my dad four years ago, and it doesn't bother me. time for the sport now. and the fa chairman, greg clarke, has been talking about the difficulties of 93v talking about the difficulties of gay players coming o

for example, the royal college of nursing said between 2009 and 2012 the 20% cuts to nursing trainingle nicola sturgeon was health minister, the cut in doctors places have really affected us and will go on to affect us for many yea rs will go on to affect us for many years to come. to be fair to the scottish government they try to recruit more gps of them —— last year. this isn't a eu problem, it is a problem made in scotland. there is a problem made in scotland. there is a specific policy of reducing immigration below 100,000. do you agree with that? net immigration, yes. you do agree with that, you think there are too many people immigrating to the uk at the moment and want to reduce it? we need an immigration system that is trusted and when you lose trust from people thatis and when you lose trust from people that is when you have social unrest. if you are talking about the difference between net immigration and emigration, for example there are currently 438,000 overseas stu d e nts are currently 438,000 overseas students in our universities but because some come in first year and