now the union seems to have been reassured that everything s back on the table. the finer detail has to be worked out, but i m very assured by the prime minister s intervention, and we certainly will as we have always said we will put our plans on the table, they can put their plans on the table, but i m confident that we will come out with a fair pay settlement for our nursing staff. neither side will say what numbers will be discussed or what might be offered for the next financial year. in the meantime, nhs leaders are relieved that escalated strike action has been called off. it s welcome news, first and foremost because it averts next week s planned strike action which would have spelled major disruption for patient care. so, leaders across the nhs will be relieved this evening that talks will commence. the scottish government meanwhile has offered a 14% pay deal to health unions over two years. the rcn says it will recommend this to members. in wales, an offer aroun
hello and welcome to switzerland. i m in the town of chateau d oex. it s known for its gruyere cheese, which is delicious, and the international balloon festival, held in the valley behind me every winter. but let s start somewhere a little warmer. mexico city s ancient canal network was first built by the aztecs. it stretches 180 kilometres and these days the whole district, and these days, the whole district of xochimilco is a unesco world heritage site, but one that could do with a bit of a clean up. we sent eva zu beck there to find out why. check out all these amazing boats, they re so colourful. these are called trajineras. i was honestly expecting to go on a quiet little boat ride, but this place is a realfiesta. we re stuck in a trafficjam of like ten different boats, tourist boats, shop boats. the moment you leave behind the super busy embarcaderos of xochimilco, it feels like you enter a completely different world. there s so much wildlife here, so much greenery. it
in brazil flash floods and landslides in sao paolo state, the president flies in as dozens are confirmed dead. police have confirmed that the body discovered in the river wire in lancashire on sunday is that of nicola bulley the 45 year old mother of two went missing more than 3 weeks ago. her family released a statement saying their worst fears had been confirmed and went on to criticise some sections of the media for ignoring their appeal for privacy. judith moritz reports. the lancashire landscape held on to its secret for more than three weeks. the river wyre, snaking its way through the fields here, had the answer all along. what happened to nicola bulley? now, we know. sadly, we are now able to confirm that yesterday we recovered nicola bulley from the river wyre. nicola s family have been informed, and are, of course, devastated. nicola s family have asked that we release the following statement on their behalf as follows. our family liaison officers have had to c
taliban officials in the afghan province was hit by an earthquake, thought to have killed over 1000 people, said the search for survivors in many areas has ended. borisjohnson is in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth heads of government. downing street said it is unlikely the uk s policy will come when he meets the prince of wales. the american artistic swimmer has been rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach after fainting following her routine at the world aquatics championships. hello. good afternoon. british airways staff at london s heathrow airport have voted to strike in a dispute about pay. members of the gmb union employed as ground staff and check in workers voted overwhelmingly for the industrial action. the move threatens to disrupt britain s busiest airport in the well, we can cross straight to heathrow and to our correspondent who is therefore eyes. first of all, what is this strike about? be enou~h, what is this strike about? ee: enough, it is no
National Health Service in the 19705, 80s and 905. Many have since died, others unknowingly passed infections on to their partners, who then died. Victims and their families have spent decades fighting for compensation. Chloe hayward explains. It is known as the biggest Treatment Disaster in nhs history, and so far we know 3000 people have died in the uk from infected blood and infected Blood Products given by the nhs. 0verall, 30,000 victims have been identified and these fall into two main categories the people with rare genetic Blood Clotting Disorders such as The Haemophiliacs and people who needed Blood Transfusions after surgery, for example. Lets start with this first group, The Haemophiliacs. People with Blood Clotting Disorders need a special protein called factor viii or factor ix injected which helps their blood clot. But by the 19705, the uk was really struggling to meet demand for these Blood Products, and so they started to import from america. But because america pays fo