and president trump arrives in scotland for a bank holiday break surveying his golf courses. good afternoon. nurses are in the middle of their biggest strike so far this lunchtime, with their union the rcn calling on the government to put more money on the table if it wants to end the dispute. about half the health trusts in england are affected by today s strike which ends at midnight. the walk out is impacting critical services such as intensive care for the first time. the government has insisted it has made a fair and reasonable offer. nhs england has warned that staffing levels in some areas of the country will be exceptionally low . here s our health correspondent, katharine da costa. they say cut back, we say fight back.! back on the picket line in london. for the third time this year, members of the royal college of nursing are once again on strike. no nhs cuts! today s stoppage affects half of england s nhs trusts. some unite members at a handful of hospital tru
also tonight. the government s review of gambling is expected later this week. we ve been speaking to a gambling addict whose online addiction all but destroyed his life. and we speak to people who say they have been blacklisted by the government. the government s review of gambling is expected later this week. we ve been speaking to a gambling addict whose online addiction all but destroyed his life. it s hard, because i kind of grieve that person. i grieve for him even though it is me, i grieve that person that is wasting their life without knowing it, really. and the film director wes anderson is having a big moment on tiktok, as would be auteurs pay homage to his very particular vision. now it s newsnight s turn. good evening. it seems that the fragile ceasefire in sudan is holding. one flight carrying uk nationals has reached cyprus, and two more will arrive overnight. and the prime minister said today there will be many more tomorrow. it remains uncertain whether all wh
with a third missing more than a month of teaching, according to a new report. housing charity shelter blamed what it described as total inaction from the government for the numbers of young people in traumatic living arrangements. the government says it increased local housing allowance significantly during the pandemic, and is delivering more affordable homes. here s our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. it s barely 6:30am, and isaiah is heading to his childminder. ..while his brother coby begins the journey to school. single mum lily is heading to work as a nurse, hence the early start. we used to walk to school every single day from our old house. but that all changed when they were made homeless in september, after the landlord sold the property. now the commute can take up to 45 minutes. if i could get us housed near his school, that s my main goal. this is where they re currently living, all three sharing a one bed flat. it s temporary accommodation.
welcome to the programme. we start in france big numbers have taken to the streets again the 11th day of mass protests against the change in pension age in france. let me show you some live pictures, already some debris and lines of riot police stacked up. i have been watching pictures of small charges by those police to push some of the protesters back. this is right in the centre of paris, the 11th day of these mass protests that have spoiled over the last two and a half months as so many people protest against the change in pension age, making it up to 64 from 62. large numbers on the streets again. a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break the deadlock yesterday. our paris correspondent hugh schofield is on the streets of paris and joins me now. there is deadlock, you have protesters continuing to voice their concern about the change and the government insistent there will be no step down in terms of what they are laying out. no step down