he s brought back donald trump, removed covid misinformation rules and fired thousands of staff. it s always hard to predict the twists and turns at twitter but it does appear as though in a few weeks time this place will have a new boss. james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. rail passengers have endured major disruption again today, in the first of four train strikes in the next three weeks. some rail companies, including transpennine express and southern, ran no service at all as thousands of train drivers in the aslef union took industrial action in their long running pay dispute. there s a separate strike by the rmt union tomorrow, with two more involving drivers on 31st may and 3rd june. the strikes have inevitably affected people trying to make their way to liverpool for the eurovision song contest final. but die hard fans won t let anything stand in their way, so
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about whether its legal. the 48 hour strike is due to begin at 8pm on 30th april at affected hospitals. it s scheduled to end at 8pm on 2nd may, but nhs employers claim the six month mandate to strike actually expires at midnight on 1st may as they believe the strike ballot closed at midday on 2nd november. for the first time, the next strike action by the rcn is set to involve nursing staff from emergency departments, intensive care units and those working in cancer care. it s an escalation of the industrial action after members of the union voted last week to reject a 5% pay increase accompanied by a one off payment. in a statement, the health and social care secretary steve barclay said i have regretfully provided notice of my intent to pursue legal action, to ask the courts to declare the royal college of nursing s upcoming strike action to be unlawful. the government firmly believes in the right to strike, but it is vital that any industrial action is lawful and i have no
through as a nightmare. i want each and every one of those police officers to be able to look me in the face. they haven t done that yet. they couldn t even do that today, they didn t even have the courage to look at me in my face, after what they did to my son. no justice. ..no peace! tyre nichols death prompted protests across the country and renewed calls for police reform in america. a proposed tyre nichols law would compel police to intervene if they saw a fellow officer assaulting a suspect though previous legislation of the kind has come to nothing. the police officers accused of killing tyre nichols are now out on bail. they are due to appear in court again on 1st may. david willis, bbc news. a consortium led by the head of one of qatar s biggest banks has submitted a bid to buy manchester united. they re the second bidder to have
in court again on one may. they are due to appear in court again on 1st may. david willis, bbc news. a consortium led by the head of one of qatar s biggest banks has submitted a bid to buy manchester united. they re the second bidder to have confirmed making an offer before yesterday s deadline, after ineos, a company owned by british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe, also made a bid. the value of the offers isn t yet known. here s our sports news correspondent, andy swiss. it is one of the biggest clubs in world football, and it might soon have a new owner. among the bidders for manchester united, this man sheikh jassim bin hamad al thani, the boss of one qatar s biggest banks. in a statement he said the consortium plans to return the club to its former glories, both on and off the pitch and will seek to place the fans at the heart of manchester united. qatar has become increasingly influential in world football after hosting the men s world cup last year. but, as then, some fans have e