this is bbc news welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories: there ve been long queues and emotional scenes at airports in china, which has fully opened its borders for the first time since the start of the pandemic. the number of coded cases that simply cannot be controlled by the devo covid lockdown policy was almost so great that the change would have had to have come in the next couple of months anyway. would have had to have come in the next couple of months anyway. the uk prime minister rishi sunak says the government will discuss a pay deal that s affordable with the nurses union to settle strikes. that s welcomed by the biggest nursing union as a chink of optimism . when it comes to pay we ve always said we want to talk about things that are reasonable, that are affordable and responsible
president biden has arrived in texas to visit the us border with mexico for the first time since taking office. record numbers of migrants have crossed over recently. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, says the government will discuss a pay deal that s affordable with the nurses union to settle strikes. that s welcomed by the biggest nursing union as a chink of optimism . there ve been emotional reunions at airports in china after the country fully reopened its borders for the first time since the start of the pandemic nearly three years ago. at ten o clock, jane hill will be here with a full round up of the day s news. first, the big cases: killing my children s abuser. a warning, this programme contains themes some viewers may find distressing.