now the union seems to have been reassured that everything s back on the table. the finer detail has to be worked out, but i m very assured by the prime minister s intervention, and we certainly will as we have always said we will put our plans on the table, they can put their plans on the table, but i m confident that we will come out with a fair pay settlement for our nursing staff. neither side will say what numbers will be discussed or what might be offered for the next financial year. in the meantime, nhs leaders are relieved that escalated strike action has been called off. it s welcome news, first and foremost because it averts next week s planned strike action which would have spelled major disruption for patient care. so, leaders across the nhs will be relieved this evening that talks will commence. the scottish government meanwhile has offered a 14% pay deal to health unions over two years. the rcn says it will recommend this to members. in wales, an offer aroun
hello and welcome to switzerland. i m in the town of chateau d oex. it s known for its gruyere cheese, which is delicious, and the international balloon festival, held in the valley behind me every winter. but let s start somewhere a little warmer. mexico city s ancient canal network was first built by the aztecs. it stretches 180 kilometres and these days the whole district, and these days, the whole district of xochimilco is a unesco world heritage site, but one that could do with a bit of a clean up. we sent eva zu beck there to find out why. check out all these amazing boats, they re so colourful. these are called trajineras. i was honestly expecting to go on a quiet little boat ride, but this place is a realfiesta. we re stuck in a trafficjam of like ten different boats, tourist boats, shop boats. the moment you leave behind the super busy embarcaderos of xochimilco, it feels like you enter a completely different world. there s so much wildlife here, so much greenery. it
in brazil flash floods and landslides in sao paolo state, the president flies in as dozens are confirmed dead. police have confirmed that the body discovered in the river wire in lancashire on sunday is that of nicola bulley the 45 year old mother of two went missing more than 3 weeks ago. her family released a statement saying their worst fears had been confirmed and went on to criticise some sections of the media for ignoring their appeal for privacy. judith moritz reports. the lancashire landscape held on to its secret for more than three weeks. the river wyre, snaking its way through the fields here, had the answer all along. what happened to nicola bulley? now, we know. sadly, we are now able to confirm that yesterday we recovered nicola bulley from the river wyre. nicola s family have been informed, and are, of course, devastated. nicola s family have asked that we release the following statement on their behalf as follows. our family liaison officers have had to c
[inaudible conversations] good morning everyone. The committee will come to orde order. We are here this morning to review ongoing Recovery Efforts in puerto rico and the Virgin Islands in weeks of Hurricane Irma. We are now over two months removed from when Hurricane Irma devastated st. Thomas and st. John on september 6. Its been nearly 60 days since Hurricane Maria hit st. Croix and puerto rico. This is a little over a week ago that senators cassidys, franken and i, along with senator carper who was just here and senator harris as well as some of our house colleagues visited both st. Thomas and puerto rico. I want to thank both governors, the governor or cello for your hospitality, the time that you gave us during that visit was incredibly important for all of us to see to be on the ground and to be hearing directly from you. I know that some other members of our committee have traveled to puerto rico previously and i thank them for that as well. What i think we observed is that the
As the palestinians says its deplorable. And the turkish president warns trump his decision could plunge the region back into a fire with no end. We speak to the israeli ambassador to the uk, and also to key voices from the region. Also tonight this spoof fundraiser shows africa donating radiators to help norway stay warm. As uk celebrities run to the aid of Christmas Charity causes, are we guilty of poverty porn . Well ask whether these campaigns do more harm than good. And remember the rave days of the 1980s and 90s . Then you probably werent there. Steve smith was, constantl, and tonight he tries to remember shoom with some of the big names from the scene. Youre watching newsnight, and a little later this evening, were going to be talking about the history of dance music in the uk and around the world. It mightjust go a little bit pete tong. Good evening. What the middle east needs now, said no one ever, is something to make the regions politics more complicated. Americas president