it s five weeks since nurses first went on strike this winter. yet there s no resolution in sight. in fact, the dispute is only intensifying. nurses are taking industrial action at even more nhs trusts today than they did before christmas. we want to make nursing a safe and sustainable profession for all. we want our colleagues and the patients we care for to receive the care they deserve. nurses at 55 trusts in england are on strike today and tomorrow. next month, the industrial action will be more widespread, covering 73 trusts. 12 health boards and organisations in wales will also go on strike. a decision on further strikes in northern ireland will be taken in the coming weeks, while in scotland industrial action remains paused as negotiations continue. the advice for people who have medical appointments on strike days is to assume they re going ahead if the hospital hasn t been in touch. nhs leaders are warning that the strikes couldn t come at a more difficult time for t
after another wave of russian attacks, nato s secretary general, says support for ukraine, is long term. a6,000 migrants tried to reach the uk across the english channel last year. a new record and a 60% rise. and a 100 year old war hero who s now a reading teacher is the oldest person to get an award in the uk s new year s day honours. hello and welcome to bbc news. luiz inacio lula da silva, has been sworn in as brazil s new president, twenty years after he first became the country s leader. almost five years ago he was sent to jail for corruption, on charges which have since been annulled. s at his inauguration in the capital, brasilia, he told supporters that he d rebuild brazil from what he called the terrible ruins he had inherited from his predecessor, jair bolsonaro. 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson reports. a return to powerfor the man barack 0bama once called the most popular politician in the world. security was tight amid threats of violence by supp
a6,000 migrants tried to reach the u across the english channel last year a new record and a 60% rise. australia refuses to let a cruise ship dock after a marine growth s found on its hull, leaving hundreds of passengers of the viking 0rion stranded off the country s south coast. brazil s new president luiz inacio lula da silva has promised to rebuild his country, and restore protection to the amazon rainforest. two decades after he first held the job, the left wing veteran has been sworn into office at a ceremony in brasilia. he told crowds of cheering supporters that he would reunite society, and govern for everyone. 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson reports. a return to powerfor the man barack 0bama once called the most popular politician in the world. security was tight amid threats of violence by supporters of his far right predecessor, jair bolsonaro. mr bolsanoro didn t even hand over the presidential sash, instead abandoning his final official duty and flyi
a6,000 migrants tried to reach the uk across the english channel last year a new record and a 60% rise. australia refuses to let a cruise ship dock after a marine growth s found on its hull, leaving hundreds of passengers of the viking 0rion stranded off the country s south coast. brazil s new president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has promised to rebuild his country, and restore protection to the amazon rainforest. two decades after he first held the job, the left wing veteran has been sworn into office at a ceremony in brasilia. he told crowds of cheering supporters that he would reunite society, and govern for everyone . 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson reports. a return to powerfor the man barack 0bama once called the most popular politician in the world. security was tight amid threats of violence by supporters of his far right predecessor, jair bolsonaro. mr bolsonaro didn t even hand over the presidential sash, instead abandoning his final official duty a
a6,000 migrants tried to reach the uk across the english channel last year, a new record and a 60% rise. australia refuses to let a cruise ship dock after a marine growth s found on its hull, leaving hundreds of passengers of the viking 0rion stranded off the country s south coast. brazil s new president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has promised to rebuild his country, and restore protection to the amazon rainforest. two decades after he first held the job, the left wing veteran has been sworn into office at a ceremony in brasilia. he told crowds of cheering supporters that he would reunite society, and govern for everyone . 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson, reports. a return to powerfor the man barack 0bama once called the most popular politician in the world. security was tight amid threats of violence by supporters of his far right predecessor, jair bolsonaro. with mr bolsonaro preferring a trip to florida than the ceremony, mr lula da silva was accompanied by