dispute about pay, jobs, and terms and conditions. the rmt says its previous strikes have helped the rail companies to see sense and it says it is now looking forward to intensive negotiations where it says it is finally expecting to be made a pay offer to put to its membership. but make no mistake, this is a big shift for the union. it s the first time it s called off a shift to negotiate in six months of industrial action. there is a whole range of issues. it s cost them a lot of money in striking until now, and they will never get it back, even with a big pay rise. christmas is coming, energy costs, family pressures, all those things will come into play. maybe there is also a bit of a desire to find a way out of this and an off ramp. network rail has made a pay offer of 8% over two years. it welcomed new talks, as did the rail operators, saying progress is being made. the new rail minister huw merriman said he wants to work positively and constructively with all the unions and he
thousands of members of the rmt union at ia rail companies and network rail have been involved in this long running dispute about pay, jobs, and terms and conditions. the rmt says its previous strikes have helped the rail companies to see sense and it says it is now looking forward to intensive negotiations where it says it is finally expecting to be made a pay offer to put to its membership. but make no mistake, this is a big shift for the union. it s the first time it s called off a shift to negotiate in six months of industrial action. there is a whole range of issues. it s cost them a lot of money in striking until now, and they will never get it back, even with a big pay rise. christmas is coming, energy costs, family pressures, all those things will come into play. maybe there is also a bit of a desire to find a way out of this and an off ramp. network rail has made a pay offer of 8% over two years. it welcomed new talks, as did the rail operators, saying progress is being made
it s the first time it s called off a shift to negotiate in six months of industrial action. there is a whole range of issues. it s cost them a lot of money in striking until now, and they will never get it back, even with a big pay rise. christmas is coming, energy costs, family pressures, all those things will come into play. maybe there is also a bit of a desire to find a way out of this and an off ramp. network rail has made a pay offer of 8% over two years. it welcomed new talks, as did the rail operators, saying progress is being made. the new rail minister huw merriman said he wants to work positively and constructively with all the unions and he is ruling nothing out in the search for a solution. the mood music might be changing but for passengers the cancellation of further strikes on monday and wednesday is too late to avoid further disruption. marc ashdown, bbc news. sinn fein s michelle o neill, speaking at her party s annual conference, has accused the democratic unionist
there is a whole range of issues. it s cost them a lot of money in striking until now, and they will never get it back, even with a big pay rise. christmas is coming, energy costs, family pressures, all those things will come into play. maybe there is also a bit of a desire to find a way out of this and an off ramp. network rail has made a pay offer of 8% over two years. it welcomed new talks, as did the rail operators, saying progress is being made. the new rail minister huw merriman said he wants to work positively and constructively with all the unions and he is ruling nothing out in the search for a solution. the mood music might be changing but for passengers the cancellation of further strikes on monday and wednesday is too late to avoid further disruption. let s get more on the firebombing atan immigration processing centre that police say meets the threshold for a terror incident. earlier, i spoke to nick aldworth,
and they will never get it back, even with a big pay rise. christmas is coming, energy costs, family pressures, all those things will come into play. maybe there is also a bit of a desire to find a way out of this and an off ramp. network rail has made a pay offer of 8% over two years. it welcomed new talks, as did the rail operators, saying progress is being made. the new rail minister huw merriman said he wants to work positively and constructively with all the unions and he is ruling nothing out in the search for a solution. the mood music might be changing but for passengers the cancellation of further strikes on monday and wednesday is too late to avoid further disruption. marc ashdown, bbc news. let s go back to those live pictures now from pennsylvania, where former president donald trump is holding a rally shortly we ll bring you some of that as and when it starts. we re waiting to see the former president leave the plane and head