Position, with their 1% pay rise, a real terms pay cut, rejected by the independent peabody. So what do the government do? nothing. Less than an hour ago, there were competing briefings on what the deal was going to be but it turned out to be nothing. Our nhs staff deserve better than this. They have worked incredibly hard throughout this pandemic, the personal sacrifice is astounding. Their hard work never stops, and that is not without consequences. Work related stress has increased by nearly io%, mental health is consistently the most reported reason for staff absence in the nhs, accounting for approximately half a million days lost every single month. Half a million days lost every single month to mental health. These issues preceded the pandemic, but the increased pressure, intensity and trauma experienced by staff is taking its toll. Reports published in january found that nearly taking its toll. Reports published injanuary found that nearly half of front line nhs staff are suffe
pupils in england must be allowed to buy some uniform from high street shops, according to new government rules. how much are you paying for your kids school uniform? do you think this move is a good one? get in touch with me this morning via twitter, i m @rebeccajonesbbc. or you can use #bbcyourquestions. we ll be speaking to the child poverty action group in around 45 minutes. also today. # mew, mew, mew. and the duchess of sussex as you ve never seen her before, as she plays a prank on unsuspecting members of the public during a us television interview about family life. welcome to bbc news. english cricket is facing fresh accusations of racism, after it emerged that a player wore black make up at a fancy dress party in 2009. a photograph of alex hales, who plays for nottinghamshire, has been published by the sun newspaper. he responded by saying he was dressed as his musical hero, the rapper tupac shakur, and he deplored discrimination in all its forms. the england and w
indian farmers celebrate after a surprise u turn by india s prime minister. narendra modi says he will scrap the agricultural reform laws which sparked a year of protests. belarus clears a migrant camp on its border with poland, moving thousands, hoping to get into the eu, to a logistics centre. plans for tougher laws to prosecute drivers in the uk using their phone behind the wheel with a ban on playing games and scrolling through playlists. # mew, mew, mew #. and the duchess of sussex as you ve never seen her before, as she plays a prank on unsuspecting members of the public, during a us television interview about family life. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. english cricket is facing fresh accusations of racism, after it emerged that a player wore black make up at a fancy dress party in 2009. a photograph of alex hales, who plays for nottinghamshire, has been published by the sun newspaper. he responded by saying he was dressed as his m
playlists on their mobile phone from next year. and two young sisters whose dad took his own life tell us how funds raised by children in need helped them. the charity event is held tonight. and coming up on the bbc news channel, australia captain tim paine steps down just weeks before the ashes, after sending sexually explicit messages to a female colleague. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. cricket chiefs are holding an emergency meeting to discuss racism in the english game. it comes after shocking testimony earlier this week from ex yorkshire player azeem rafiq about the racism he faced. he had to apologise himself yesterday for anti jewish comments he wrote on social media ten years ago. and another player, alex hales, has apologised after a photo was published showing him wearing black make up at a fancy dress party in 2009. laura scott reports. after another turbulent week, cricket s latest response to its rate is in crisis, crisis talks, at the 0val t