increases of between 5 and 7%. that comes after the government accepted recommendations from independent pay review bodies. prime minister rishi sunak said that after months of public sector strikes this was a final offer. further industrial action, he said, would not change that decision. all four teaching unions in england have recommended their members accept their offer and call off strikes. the announcement came as junior doctors began five days of strikes, what their union calls the longest strike action in the history of the nhs. they re demanding a pay increase, of 35%. ministers have said, that s unreasonable . we ll have more on that in a minute. let s have a quick look, though, at the recommendations in a little more detail. police officers have been offered 7%. consultants, dentists and gp s 6%. junior doctors 6%. prison officers 7%. the armed forces 5%. teachers 6.5%. those other rounds of office from the review bodies. those are the rounds. this wa