and that is our determination. the far right opposition leader marine le pen has said they ll table a vote of no confidence. unions are calling for more protests next week. but for now, mr emmanuel macron is standing firm. this weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the 2003 invasion of iraq by a us led coalition of countries, including the uk. the initial phase of the war saw an intense aerial bombardment of baghdad, in which one of the many casualties was 12 year old ali abbas. ali lost his parents and his younger brother in the attack, as well as both of his arms. 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley who was based in iraq before the war has been speaking to him. few iraqis carried deeper scars from the invasion than ali abbas. his father had been desperate to see the end
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thanks, mike, you can follow that on the bbc sport website and 5live and 5live sports extra. and that s all the sport for now. doctors leaders and government ministers are being urged to start formal pay talks after a breakthrough on a deal with other nhs staff in england. unions representing health workers including nurses, ambulance staff and paramedics are recommending their members back a 5% pay rise following months of industrial action. i m joined now by matthew taylor, chief executive of nhs confederation which is a membership body for organisations that commission and provide nhs services. good morning, thank you for your time. a 5% pay rise from april, but as i ve heard from pretty much every nhs worker of interview during this period of industrial action one of the key focuses in taking this action was to deal with pay for last year, and for that they ve been offered a one off payment of at least £1655. clearly they will have lost wages on the straight days, so
and we believe this is based on geopolitics more than anything else. i think tiktok is a political football in all of this. doctors leaders and government ministers are being urged to start formal pay talks after a breakthrough on a deal with other nhs staff in england. unions representing health workers including nurses, ambulance staff and paramedics are recommending their members back a 5% pay rise following months of industrial action. with more detail here s our health editor hugh pym. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! it was an unprecedented series of strikes by nhs staff, starting in december. two weeks ago, intensive talks with ministers began in england and now health union leaders have agreed to put a new pay offer to members in a ballot. for this financial year, there ll be a one off payment of at least £1655, for the lowest paid workers, with larger amounts for more experienced nhs staff.
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