in the uk and around the world. i m tadhg enright. we start here in the uk where a summer of strikes could get even worse in the winter as two of britain s largest trade unions have put forward motions to co ordinate future walkouts in an effort to cause maximum impact. this the latest move to build pressure on the government and companies as workers demand higher wages in the face of soaring inflation and the cost of living crisis. the summer has seen industrial action from railway workers, to dock workers through to criminal barristers. and there could be more to come as nurses and local government workers are set to make decisions in the coming weeks. joining me now is gervais williams, head of equities at premier miton investors. whenever we talk about such things, we often reference the winter of discontent from the 1970s when there were widespread strikes in the face of high inflation. could this match it? iithink i i think it s very serious, when we look at the cost of
we ll be live in westminster. and nasa postpones its mission to the moon after engine issues emerge on its huge rocket during countdown. pakistani authorities say a third of the country is underwater. and that a majority of the country is affected. this map shows the regions that are worst hit. international aid has begun to arrive. pakistan s foreign minister gave the bbc this update. international the bbc this update. organisations are working international organisations are working on the ground in our own ngos are working on the ground, but i think everyone s resources are stretched to the limit. everyone s capacity is stressed to the limit and we look at the human resources of those involved in rescue and relief, those teams involved in waterfrom relief, those teams involved in water from various areas, they re exhausted, they their own homes there are also devastated. there is a calamity that everyone is facing a experiencing of same time. we re getting more detail all
Headunes lets bring you the latest headlines this hour. And i have some breaking for news you thats coming into us all the time. Detail we have at the time. The detail we have at the moment seven people have moment is that seven people have lost following lost their lives following a double in the double shooting in the netherlands. It netherlands. We understand it took in the dutch port took place in the dutch port city rotterdam. Also i can city of rotterdam. Also i can tell you that a 32 year old man has been arrested near a medical centre. Many reports online centre. Many reports online indicating its the Erasmus Medical Centre where one of the shootings took place. The first attack as we pieced together these events that are coming to us from the netherlands , the us from the netherlands, the first attack took place at a nearby flat. Its unclear whether the two events are unked whether the two events are linked yet, but they are being reported together for whatever meaning that ha
Ireland, another Ireland Northern ireland, another ireland and a specially now, seeing snow to relatively low levels on monday. Dont get caught out by the ice. On monday, for the showers coming in towards the south and west commentary on hills and in the north and another breezy day. It will be a colder start to next week and then by the end of the week it is turning milder again. This is bbc news. The headlines as the Lunar New Year begins, china has launched a Massive Campaign to try to stop the spread of the virus that has reportedly killed up to 41 people. The virus has also spread to europe. Three cases have been confirmed in france. A powerful earthquake has struck eastern turkey, killing at least 14 people and damaging buildings near the epicenter of the tremor. At least 30 people are believed to be trapped under the rubble. The quake was Strong Enough to be
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