are falling, but is what you are paying at the pump following fairly? i take a look at the numbers and what might be ask mike watt began in the and ask what might be done in the and ask what might be done in the budget. in the sport, brilliant brentford s remarkable season continues as they beat west london rivals fulham and take another step towards qualifying for europe next season. eurovision isjust all things wonderful in life. and we speak to some excited eurovision superfans across the continent as tickets go on sale. we have got a band of mostly rain but some sleet and snow in it as well, sinking south, clearing southern england and for most of us it will be dry with sunshine but still some wintry showers, especially in the north. thursday into friday we could see some heavy and disruptive snow across vast swathes of the country away from the south. it s tuesday the 7th of march. our main story. the home secretary, suella braverman, says the government is pushing
paramedics workers like nurses, midwives and paramedics do, whilst also being affordable for the taxpayer. the offer covers all nhs in england staff except doctors, who are on a different contract. also on the programme. the social media app tikto, kowned by a chinese company, is to be banned from uk government devices for security reasons. in eastern ukraine, a special report on the fighters in the trenches of bakhmut trying to resist the russian advance. gunfire. the russians are only 500 metres away. that s automatic fire. all along this line, grenade fire, automatic gunfire and tank fire. and, following the dry summer and winter, parts of england are facing a high risk of drought unless there s much rainfall in the weeks ahead. 0n bbc london. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. there s a surprise in the big race of the day at cheltenham as 33 to one shot sire de berlais wins the stayers hurdle. good evening. after months of strike action by nhs staff in engla
over the black sea. britain becomes the latest country to ban the chinese owned video sharing app tiktok from government mobile phones. the uk government has reached an agreement with health unions over a new pay dealfor nhs staff in england. the deal aims to bring to an end a winter of industrial action which has seen nurses, ambulance staff and physiotherapists all go on strike. the offer includes a rise of 5% for the next financial year starting in april and covers all nhs staff except doctors, who are on a different contract. for this year staff have been also offered a one off payment. members will now be consulted over the coming weeks and strike action paused. the uk health secretary steve barclay has been speaking in the last few minutes, here s what he had to say. the government has made a formal offer, just come at a meeting, i m pleased they ve agreed to recommend to their members, it will be for a 5% pay rise next year, 2023 24, but also an additional lump sum
it certainly isn t all that we would have asked for. but it is an offer that we can put to our members. health workers say the effects of the strike action could have been avoided had the prime minister and his team responded earlier. this agreement rightly recognises the fantastic work that our nhs workers like nurses, midwives and paramedics do, whilst also being affordable for the taxpayer. we will have more details on the deal which covers all staff in nhs england apart from doctors who are on a different contract. also tonight. in eastern ukraine, a special report on the fighters in the trenches of bakhmut, trying to resist the russian advance. the russians are only 500 metres away. that is automatic fire you can hear. along this line is grenade fire, automatic fire and tank fire. the social media app tiktok owned by a chinese company is to be banned from uk government devices for security reasons. scientists identify a gene variant known to increase the risk of brea