of nurses taking industrial action. for the first time in over 100 years, members of the royal college of nursing are being asked to votercn wants a payrise of 5% above inflation. with more from bbc spotlight in truro, here's heidi davey. protect nursing, protect the public, that is the messagge coming from the royal college of nursing today as it officially opens its ballot over whether to take industrial action for the first time in 106 years. well, members of the rcn are at sites across the south—west today including here in truro, they are leafleting and speaking to members of the public, nhs staff and their own members. and here is what the team here had to say. we have had excellent response from all staff including the public. they have got into that place whereby enough is enough. we are seeing some very tired and exhausted staff. they are very happy we came in here, we have actually come back to say it is good we came. it is potentially the perfect storm, if we are going to take nurses on industrial action, and it is voted through? well, it's going to be a difficult time, and this is why the government must res

the royal college of nursing. the — done it before. l college of nursing, the biggest representative| nursing, the biggest representative body, union, has never balloted for strike action across the uk in its 106 year history. there has been an rcn striker northern ireland, that happened about three years ago. thank you. liz truss will attend the first meeting today of the european political community — an informal summit bringing together the leaders of eu states with 17 other countries. at the gathering in prague, ms truss will call for unity to ensure that ukraine can win the war against russia. she'll also say it's time to confront other challenges, such as energy and migration. we had this assessment earlier. i think the alternative to list just think the alternative to listjust being there would be liz truss being the only european reader not to be there so it is important for her to be round the table with all those other european leaders and that being said, there is a danger i think that the community schoens a do nothing more

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for the first time in its history, the royal college of nursing is balloting its members across the uk 5% on top of the 12% rpi rate of inflation. so far, there's been no offer coming close to that. in england and wales, nhs staff including nurses are being offered an average increase of 4.75%. it's higher in scotland, with no decision yet in northern ireland. the rcn says average pay for a full—time established nurse was just above £32,000 last year — similar to average pay across the economy. caroline davies has the story. through the darkest days of the pandemic, the uk's nurses were some of the nation's heroes. now they're being balloted to strike over pay. sometimes you end up having not enough money to feed yourself or even feed your children. victoria is a mental—health nurse in an nhs trust. she has a young baby and works part—time. she needs government help to cover her childcare costs and says if she worked full—time, her wage wouldn't cover that bill. if i'm going to work and i'm making a difference in people's lives, then i feel like i should be able to be compensated and h

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the royal college of nursing is balloting its 300,000 members, although it says if strikes are held, a payrise of 5% above inflation, but no uk nation has offered that much. caroline davies has the story. through the darkest days of the pandemic, the uk's nurses were some of the nation's heroes. now they're being balloted to strike over pay. sometimes you end up having not enough money to feed yourself or even feed your children. victoria is a mental—health nurse in an nhs trust. she has a young baby and works part—time. she needs government help to cover her childcare costs and says if she worked full time, her wage wouldn't cover that bill. if i am going to work and i'm making a difference in people's lives, this then i feel like i should be able to be compensated and have enough pay for myself. 300,000 royal college of nursing members in the nhs will receive a postal ballot. in old money, i'm a senior sister... and conversations about pay are happening around the country. especially coming out of the pandemic, you know, we've had the government, you know, singing our praises, but

the royal college of nursing has already started balloting its 300,000 members around the uk. member of staff. that is well below inflation, but the government, speaking for england, the department of health, says actually it is in line with the independent pay review body and unions should think very, very carefully about taking action that might affect patience. the unions do say though that anything they do will only be non—urgent care. i should say that in scotland, the scottish government has made this higher offer and unison has postponed a ballot to ask its members if they want to accept that. hugh pym, thank you. the government is failing to get a grip on how the uk's water supply, power grid and railways will be affected by extreme weather events caused by climate change. that's one of the findings in a report released today by a joint committee of mps and peers. it says britain's national security is being jeopardised. here's our environment correspondent, jonah fisher. this is the aftermath of storm arwen in november last year. mps and peers say it's an example of ho

hundreds of thousands of nurses across the uk are being asked if they're willing to walk out over pay. the royal collegeis balloting its members for strike action for the first time in the union's106—year history. the rcn wants a payrise of 5 percent above inflation, but no uk nation has offered close to that. 0ur correspondent, caroline davies has more. through the darkest days of the pandemic, the uk's nurses were some of the nation's heroes. now, they're being balloted to strike over pay. my love for it was to make a difference in people's lives. and that's why i am here. but then, sometimes when i look at it, it's like, is it really worth it? victoria is a mental health nurse in an nhs trust. after she came back from maternity leave, she went part time and receives universal credit because she says her pay wouldn't cover the cost of childcare if she worked full time. even now, she struggles. sometimes you end up having not enough money to feed yourself, or even feed your children. if i'm going to work, and i'm... i'm making a difference in people's lives, ifeel like i should be able to be compensate

first uk wide strike if it were to take place in its 106 year history of nursing, the royal couege year history of nursing, the royal collegews that nurses do not take these decisions lightly. in 106 years, thatis decisions lightly. in 106 years, that is the first time for that they had given this very careful thought. we have done a lot of talking. we had tried to have meeting after meeting with government ministers. i have met with emma on a number of occasions. —— met with ben on a number of occasions. nurses want something very simple, they want to be able to come and shift every day not with a feeling of dread they will not be able to provide a safe care they need for patients. they also want to make sure they can fill the hundreds of thousands of vacant posts. that is not a lot to ask. it is up to every minister listening this morning, particularly the health secretary and the prime minister. i would say to them, please do not push nurses to this position. they had not done it in 106 years. there is a determination and courage among nursing staff because they know every patient is getting a poor deal in the health ser

the royal college of nursing is balloting its 300,000 members — though it says if strikes are held, theyough the darkest days of the pandemic, the uk's nurses were some of the nation's heroes. now they're being balloted to strike over pay. sometimes you end up having not enough money to feed yourself or even feed your children. victoria is a mental—health nurse in an nhs trust. she has a young baby and works part—time. she needs government help to cover her childcare costs and says if she worked full time, her wage wouldn't cover that bill. if i am going to work and i'm making a difference in people's lives, then i feel like i should be able to be compensated and have enough pay for myself. 300,000 royal college of nursing members in the nhs will receive a postal ballot. in old money, i'm a senior sister... and conversations about pay are happening around the country. especially coming out of the pandemic, you know, we've had the government, you know, singing our praises, but actually all people want is to be able to earn a living... suzanne is one of many to have left the nhs. she is no

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nurses across the uk are being balloted on strike action, in support of a demand for an above inflation pay increase. the royal collegeldn't be affected by strike action. prince harry, baroness doreen lawrence, sir eltonjohn and elizabeth hurley are part of a group who have launched legal action against associated newspapers. for alleged gross breaches of privacy. 0ur alleged gross breaches of privacy. our home affairs correspondent has the story. they are veterans of the fight against media intrusion. now prince harry, sir eltonjohn, liz hurley and sadie frost have combined forces to take on the mail, along with, and this was a surprise, baroness doreen lawrence. she has had a warm relationship with the daily mail, two of her son's killers were jailed in 2012. �* more than a decade, the in 2012. for more than a decade, the mail helped keep the case in the headlines but this is what lawyers now say associated newspapers journalists have been involved with. bargain cars and homes. listening to private telephone calls, paying police officials for sensitive information. and obtaining illicitly medical and financial recor

the royal college of nursing has already balloted its members and the royal college of midwives and gmbs the health worker was seeing there. unison say that staff are struggling to pay their bills and it is affecting the ability of the nhs to recruit staff so they see don't make a stand now the vacancies in the nhs will get bigger and bigger. in scotland, however, the balance has been suspended because the scottish government came up with fresh offer ofjust over £2200, a flat rate for all staff and the lowest paid staff will get a pay rise in excess of 11%.— lowest paid staff will get a pay rise in excess of 11%. thank you very much- _ rise in excess of 11%. thank you very much. we will _ rise in excess of 11%. thank you very much. we will catch - rise in excess of 11%. thank you very much. we will catch up - rise in excess of 11%. thank you | very much. we will catch up with rise in excess of 11%. thank you - very much. we will catch up with all the weather. carol is with us. it feels almost springlike, and yet it is miserable out there. right on both counts. temperatures way above ave

the royal college of nursing has also begun a ballot of its 300,000 members around the uk will stop theye they might hope for further talks. what it is all about to commit essentially in england and wales, there hasn�*t been a formal offer in northern ireland is a a% pay, £1a00. now, the government at westminster, speaking for england says that�*s in line with an independent pay review about a, and urging union members to think very hard about this photo because of the possible impact on patients. in scotland, the government announced a higher offer of £2205 this year and that�*s why unison have called time off and whether that�*s an offer they can except, it�*s possible that scotland will do a deal but not other parts of the uk. the duke of sussex�*s highly anticipated memoir, billed as a book of "raw, unflinching honesty", will be published in the new year, it has been announced. prince harry�*s book is called spare, a reference to the phrase the "the heir and the spare", and will be released globally on january ten. it was expected to hit book shelves this autumn but there has been sp

it�*s certainly not notjust unison, we have already had ballots launched by the royal college of nursingith health workers, 350,000 workers in england, wales, northern ireland, those could be hospital porters, they could be paramedics, nurses and other stuff. so the fact that all of those three have launched these industrial action ballots shows the strength of feeling and the 4% on average which is an award in england and wales, there is no formal offer yet in northern ireland, of course the lower paid health workers will get more than that, there is £1400, but higher up the pay bands it is obviously less in percentage terms. the interesting thing is that in scotland they made a higher offer, discuss government last week of £2205 and unison have now said they will withdraw their strike ballots and go back to members to see whether that is acceptable. you have the possibility of a settlement in scotland, although we don't know the royal college of nursing's view all the unions in scotland, a settlement there but not in other parts of the uk. �* , ~ ., ., there but not in other parts of t

vote in favour of industrial action, and it comes to it, that will be something we haven't seen, really, for quite some time. the royal couege for quite some time. the royal college of nursinge like that right across the country at any time in their history, going back more than 100. so, you can see how high feelings are running amongst the unions and their members, we will have to wait for the outcome of the ballot because that will not necessarily determine, even if they get a positive vote for strike action, that doesn't mean to say it will definitely happen because they might hope for further talks. what is is all about, essentially in england and wales, there hasn't been a formal offer in wales, —— in northern ireland, the government at westminster speaking for england says they offer is in line with the independent pay review body and is urging members to think hard because of the double impact on patients. the covenant and asked £205,000 —— 2000 £500 and that is why they have called off the ballot and will ask members if that isn't offer they can accept so it is possible that scotland will do a deal but not other parts of the uk.- scotland will do a deal but not othe

nurses from the royal couege strike action. nurses from the royal college ofile private sector workers have seen a bigger percentage rise than workers in their pay, already happening in certain parts of the economy, and some public workers feel they are being left behind while other industries have those pay rises. it means the unions have warned people are leaving the public sector to go into private sectorjobs, and that is causing an issue as well. of course, not every industry the tuc represents has workers in the public sector. they have also pointed out, something frances o'grady was saying todayis something frances o'grady was saying today is an argument, that workers and wages have not caused this crisis, as she called it, and therefore they should not be the ones to pay for it. she was suggesting that profits for businesses needed to be the things that saw cuts coming, that businesses had been supported by taxpayers during the pandemic and, in her words, they now needed to return the favour and do something for the rest of the economy. that is how she

significant part of them need medical assistance precisely for this reason, and the british company ukraine has also sent its doctors and nurses to this region. she works for support of the royal collegess specialists in emergency situations, the availability of medicine in big cities is still much better than in the villages, sometimes in normal times there were no doctors under certain circumstances, but now we are working precisely to make this medicine more accessible to the citizens of ukraine, thanks to the foreign house. currently, there are two teams in poltava, one in the city, the other travels around the villages of the region , and a team in sumy oblast also works under the same program bukovyna and in the de-occupied territories of kharkiv region anna ruzhin maksym gumirov tv channel rada nationwide marathon the only news i wish you those good morning further join the broadcast my colleagues anna guminaita nazar long colleagues i congratulate you i congratulate you more and more often we hear from world leaders to exclude russia from international institutions of the organization, in particular now let's talk in this hour about the parliamentary assembly of the council of

and this morning, the royal college of physicians made the point that we need doctors and nurses, wehis story is playing out in westminster, too. here's our uk political corresondent ione wells. rishi sunak has urged the dup to return to the government in stormont with number ten saying the people of northern ireland deserve a functioning government, but the reason they are not our over issues of the northern ireland protocol which keeps northern ireland in the eu single market. the question is, will any of those issues be resolved? the key demand from the uk site is they want a loosening of checks on goods travelling from great britain to northern ireland, they also want changes to things like tax arrangements and government support for businesses in northern ireland to bring that more in line with ones in great britain. now the foreign secretary james cleverly today spoke to his eu counterpart — they will continue talking, but if those talks fail, there is a new law passing through the westminster parliament here which would allow essentially ministers to override key parts of that