continous period of industrial action in nhs history, has come to an end. the doctors union the british medical association wants a 35% pay rise to make up for below inflation increases in previous years. but the health secretary, victoria atkins, says she s only prepared for more negotiations if the bma has reasonable expectations . emergency repairs to social housing will have to be carried out within 24 hours under new government proposals. it s part of a pledge to introduce awaab s law, named after awaab ishak, a baby who died after being exposed to mould in his family 5 social housing flat in rochdale. here s rowan bridge. a little boy who was suffocating in his own home. two year old awaab ishak died following exposure to mould and damp. these are photos from the family flat in rochdale. where they washed, where they ate, they were surrounded by mould. the family had complained to their housing provider for years, but nothing was done. rochdale boroughwide housing,
dog meat is off the menu in south korea as the country s parliament bans the trade of the animal for human consumption. the death of a two year old after exposure to mould brings about new uk government proposals where social housing emergency repairs will need to be carried out within 2a hours. the longest strike in nhs history came to an end at 7am, as junior doctors went back to work one hospital has told the bbc that the pay dispute has cost them £1 million because of extra staffing costs and lost income from cancelled operations. our health editor hugh pym sent this report from milton keynes. my unofficial title is teapot technician. otherwise housekeeper. another hospital trolley this one with self styled
we have a message for you. stop discriminating, stop being racist, stop housing people in homes you know are unfit for human habitation. in the wake of the toddler s death, action was promised. now the government s proposing legal requirements for social landlords to tackle problems 14 days to investigate hazards such as damp and mould, starting fixing the problem within a further seven days, and emergency repairs within 24 hours. landlords that fail to meet the standards can be taken to court and ordered to pay compensation. awaab s death and the coroner s report were, as i said at the time, a hammer blow to the nation s conscience. but since arriving in this role, i ve been determined to ensure that tenants, both in the socially rented sector and in the private rented sector, are in warm, safe and decent homes. in a statement, awaab ishak s parents say they hope no family will have to go through the pain they ve been through.
never have occurred. there is no way that a young child being brought up in a home with damp and mould of this kind can be considered to be in a decent home. now the government s proposed how that ll work with legal requirements for social landlords to tackle problems. 1a days to investigate hazards such as damp and mould. starting fixing the problems within a further seven days. and emergency repairs within 2a hours. landlords that fail to meet the standards could be taken to court in order to pay compensation. the solicitor for the ishak family says it s an important step forward. throughout their time with awaab, they built a bit of a distrust, actually, with authority because of their experiences. so i m pleased for them that they re now seeing awaab s law get to consultation stage. and it s just really important now that awaab s law is able to have the intended bite. so for us, it s particularly important that people really do engage with this consultation.
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