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
to socialise at the very beginning. but the school, they found new friends here, the teachers, so they are supporting constantly. we always had a buddy system up, so every child that arrives in the class has a buddy to look after them, show them around the school, to be with them at lunchtimes, as well as just to kind of look out for them. this short film has been made in partnership with the charity save the children. there is no end in sight for the violence in ukraine. so we re seeing more and more families cross the borders every day. currently, four million ukrainian children have fled the country. i think they deserve from us this tolerance and compassion and friendship that this film really reflects.
over the past year, like many schools, this one has welcomed refugees from ukraine. now, arriving in an unfamiliar place, having said goodbye to friends and family far away, well, it can be hugely unsettling for anyone. but for children, it can be especially hard, as tatiana has discovered. she fled ukraine last summer with her two young daughters. it s like, uncertainty. they didn t know where we were going. and like, the worst part was that they were travelling without their dad. the biggest part of my heart is still there in ukraine. how has it been? how have you managed when it comes to settling in? for the girls, it was so hard to socialise at the very beginning. but the school, they found new friends here, the teachers, so they are supporting constantly. we always had a buddy system up, so every child that arrives