from the pay review bodies in full but it came with a warning from the prime minister, rishi sunak, that this was a final offer and further industrial action would not change that decision. the teaching unions responded immediately, saying they would recommend their members accept the offer. and end strike action. the announcement came as junior doctors began five days of strikes, what their union calls, the longest stirke action in the history of the nhs. they re demanding a pay increase of 35%. ministers have said, that s unreasonable and risks fuelling inflation. we ll have more on that in a minute. let s have a quick look, though, at the recommendations, which affect millions of workers. police officers have been offered 7%. consultants, dentists and gps, 6%. junior doctors, 6%. prison officers, 7%. the armed forces, 5%. teachers 6.5%. this was rishi sunak a little earlier. i can confirm today that we are accepting the headline recommendations of the pay review bodies
and the cost of living crisis that has triggered. but there are signs of hope are starting to emerge. in the last few hours we ve had the latest monthly inflation figures out of spain and that the pace of prices rises fell to an annualised pace of 3.1% in march when using the measure that allows comparison with other countries. that s a big drop from february s 6% and was mainly due to lower energy costs, with food prices also falling. and in germany, europe s biggest economy, there was also a big drop. by the same measure inflation has now fallen to 7.8% as businesses and households benefited from lower natural gas prices. joining me live now is the spanish economist professor santiago carbo valverde, from the university of valencia. what is causing such a big fall in inflation in spain? lowering vat has helped bring down some of the prices of the food and agricultural prost products. we also have what is called a competition or factor. last march, inflation is computed year
four of the champions league for the first time in a decade. chelsea find out tonight if they lljoin them. good afternoon. there s news today of a potentially life changing blood test that could affect thousands of cancer patients. the simple procedure detects if bowel cancer surgery has been successful in removing tumours, saving patients from having to undergo chemotherapy. a uk wide trial of the test is now under way, led by the royal marsden hospital in london, following promising results in australia. our medical editor, fergus walsh, has our top story. the c word is a big word to live with. it s a year since ben cooke was diagnosed with bowel cancer. i haven t taken a single day off work, which has been incredible. after successful surgery, patients like ben are usually offered intravenous chemotherapy to mop up any cancer cells that might be remaining. but a new type of blood test shows he was cancer free. right, what shall we do? a big, enormous, chelsea blow dry? so
somewhere, and she knows that every single somewhere, and she knows that every single pounding excess profits she chooses single pounding excess profits she chooses not to tax is an extra pound on borrowing chooses not to tax is an extra pound on borrowing that working people will be on borrowing that working people will be forced to pay back for decades will be forced to pay back for decades to come. the first cabinet meeting of the truss premiership took place earlier. it s said to be the most diverse cabinet on record. we ll have more on the new cabinet and on the cost of living crisis, as another warning comes on the state of the economy. as business struggles, little can be done to stop the uk falling into recession that the verdict of the bank of england. in pakistan, the authorities are desperately trying to stop the country s biggest lake from bursting its banks, adding to the devastation caused by the recent floods. and chelsea football club have sacked th
little can be done to stop the uk falling into a recession, that s the verdict of the bank of england. in pakistan, the authorities are desperately trying to stop the country s biggest lake from bursting its banks, adding to the devastation cause by the recent floods. the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs is to face a retrial on domestic violence charges. and chelsea football club have sacked their manager thomas tuchel, prompting anger from many of the fans. welcome to the programme. liz truss has spent her first full day as prime minister appointing more of her front bench team and clashing with the labour leader, sir keir starmer, over her plans to cut taxes and cap gas and electricity bills for households and businesses. details of the scheme to control the cost of energy will be announced tomorrow. it s understood it ll be funded by government borrowing. sir keir told the commons that a windfall tax on energy companies would have been a fairer way of funding