andm we ll be hearing all about the appeal and we ll be hearing all about the appeal to recruit more bell ringers, in time for the king s coronation. good morning and welcome to bbc news. health secretary steve barclay will meet members of the royal college of nursing today after the union announced it would suspend a planned strike in england next week to enter talks on pay with the government. in a joint statement, both the college and the department of health and social care said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions and producitivity enhancing reforms. government proposals for next year s public sector pay are also being drawn up. the rcn had originally asked for a pay rise of 5% above inflation. it has since said it would be willing to meet the government half way. next week s walk out in england, from the first to the third of march, was set to be the biggest strike so far of this winter s dispute, with half of front line services affect
reeling, letting in five goals at anfield for the first time in their history in the champions league. the swimming pools struggling to stay afloat an urgent plea from grassroots sports bodies for more government help to pay the energy bills. something needs to happen in some capacity, because if it s not funding, well then, how are these places going to survive? we ve actually got some rain around this morning quite widely. things were brighten up in the north and west later. it will feel chillier. good morning. it s wednesday, 22nd february. the health secretary, stephen barclay, is to meet representatives of the royal college of nursing this morning, after the union suspended a strike planned for next week in england. following months of disputes, the two sides have said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions, and reforms. discussions about public sector pay for the next financial year are also underway. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson r
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hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. coming up on breakfast this morning. we ll bejoined by dr malcolm russell from the uk international search and rescue team, who has recently returned from turkey after helping the victims of the catastrophic earthquakes. the average person uses more than 123 million words in their lifetime but what if you could only say 140 words each day? that s the subject of a new play starring aidan turner and jenna coleman. they ll be here to tell us more at 8.50. the animation studio aardman, best known for wallace and gromit, has worked with save the children to create a film about refugee families fleeing the conflict in ukraine. we ll speak the charity s ambassadors dom joly and natasha kaplinsky at 0905.