hello and welcome. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has given his first tv interview of the year to the bbc s laura kuennsberg. mr sunak addressed concerns over nurses strikes and said he will talk to the royal college of nursing union about pay but does not commit to increasing wages now to end their strike action. we want to have a reasonable, honest two way conversation about pay and everything else that is relevant. you do want to have a conversation about pay? because up until now. well, that s different. that s always been the case. the door has always been open to talk about things that the nurses want to talk about and the unions want to talk about more generally, which is why actually we just wrote to all the unions from across the public sector inviting them into the talks. inviting them in for talks. and those talks are happening in many sectors on monday, which is great. and when it comes to pay, we have always said we want to talk about things that are reason
brief weather window, but not for long. that dry spell for many today, replaced by wetter weather over the weekend particularly tomorrow, then showers follow, some of the wettest weather perhaps wales and the southwest. that s where the met office have won it out for further concerns for flooding but ahead of that at least we ve had drier weather, hazy sunshine for the rest of the day but it time the rain is gathering, light and patchy to start with but you can see waiting in the wings something more significant. it s still relatively mild, average is around 6 7 this time of year and temperatures won t drop below much of that tonight but the rain, once it arrives, its stock for 6 10 hours. it looks set to clear from northern ireland later in the night, temperatures dip back to 7 degrees but for most it sits a mild night and rather grey and dreary start to our saturday. it might be a while before the rain reaches the far south east and east anglia but for most of us if it s no
has made a first offer to the drivers union aslef. it comes as rishi sunak invites unions to meet the government on monday and bridge their differences. we think those conversations should happen and that is why i have invited everyone in on monday to have those talks. i m hopeful those talks will be constructive. more than 1.3 million people in england and wales identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual according to newly revelead census data and the uk is embarking on an ambitious plan to accelerate research into mrna cancer vaccines. former italy and chelsea player manager gianluca vialli has died at the age 58 from pancreatic cancer. good afternoon. prince harry has said he wants reconciliation with the royalfamily, despite extracts from his memoir containing a series of sensational accusations against them. details have also emerged about the moment he learned about the death of the queen and the days which followed. in the book, prince harry says he killed 25 taliban fighte
Us President Donald Trump denies downplaying the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. Drinking when youre pregnant official advice in england is dont drink at all now its being proposed that even one glass of wine should be marked on your childs medical records. The uk government says it will announce details in the next few days of how it will limit access to coronavirus tests as the system struggles to cope with the surge in demand. Staff and patients in the nhs and social care sector will be given priority after the Health Secretary, matt hancock, said it might be weeks before the problems are resolved. Another cabinet minister, Robert Buckland, acknowledged the government is facing real challenges and insisted it will do whatever it takes to increase laboratory capacity. Greg mckenzie reports. The signs are clear, the testing system is struggling to cope, with reports that some in desperation are turning up at accident and emergency seeking coronavirus tests. It has led to this wa