andm we ll be hearing all about the appeal and we ll be hearing all about the appeal to recruit more bell ringers, in time for the king s coronation. good morning and welcome to bbc news. health secretary steve barclay will meet members of the royal college of nursing today after the union announced it would suspend a planned strike in england next week to enter talks on pay with the government. in a joint statement, both the college and the department of health and social care said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions and producitivity enhancing reforms. government proposals for next year s public sector pay are also being drawn up. the rcn had originally asked for a pay rise of 5% above inflation. it has since said it would be willing to meet the government half way. next week s walk out in england, from the first to the third of march, was set to be the biggest strike so far of this winter s dispute, with half of front line services affect
reeling, letting in five goals at anfield for the first time in their history in the champions league. the swimming pools struggling to stay afloat an urgent plea from grassroots sports bodies for more government help to pay the energy bills. something needs to happen in some capacity, because if it s not funding, well then, how are these places going to survive? we ve actually got some rain around this morning quite widely. things were brighten up in the north and west later. it will feel chillier. good morning. it s wednesday, 22nd february. the health secretary, stephen barclay, is to meet representatives of the royal college of nursing this morning, after the union suspended a strike planned for next week in england. following months of disputes, the two sides have said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions, and reforms. discussions about public sector pay for the next financial year are also underway. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson r
about election lies, plus the deadline fast approaching for abortion pills in america? will the supreme court step in in the hours ahead and just minutes from now ceremonies begin to mark 80 years since the warsaw ghetto uprising against germany. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world this wednesday morning. i m christine romans. we begin with fox news, settling the huge lawsuit. dominion voting systems filed against it at the very last second before trial was set to start in delaware. the $787 million settlement is by far the largest publicly disclosed media defamation settlement in u. s history is nearly 4.5 times what abc news paid back in 2017 to a meat processor in the so called pink slime case. the settlement does not require fox to apologize, correct or retract the many falsehoods and lies that broadcast about dominion. but dominions lawyers say their clients have been traumatized by the experience and the money in court rulings in their favor
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