of the government s plans. hundreds of thousands of workers go on strike in uk today more could be the biggest walk of industrial action since last year. a state of emergency has been declared in malawi with more than 200 people now confirmed dead after storm freddy hit southern africa for the second time in a month. and a small number of wolves have started to settle in belgium, for the first time in more than 100 years, as numbers increase across europe. hello and welcome to bbc news. let s begin today with the latest from pakistan, where the police appear to have stopped the operation to arrest the former prime minister imran khan. it appears to be due to a cricket match taking place. they say they will resume trying to arrest him afterwards. unrest continued in lahore through the night as imran khan s supporters clashed with security forces after police made another attempt to arrest him on a court order. he has accused the authorities there of acting outside the law in t
officials about the pressures on hospitals. the timing has been criticised by both the health secretary and nhs bosses, who say in the middle of an election campaign no party is in a position to negotiate. my opening question to all of you is connect if keir starmer has ruled out meeting a 35% pay restoration demand byjunior doctors, with a change of government resolve anything? i doctors, with a change of government resolve anything? resolve anything? i don t know. i have no idea resolve anything? i don t know. i have no idea what resolve anything? i don t know. i have no idea what level- resolve anything? i don t know. i have no idea what level keir- resolve anything? i don t know. i- have no idea what level keir starmer would settle this dispute. we have already been clear and raised salaries forjunior doctors by 9% this year. there have been negotiations for another 3% on top of that. they are fair figures. we have settled the nurses dispute and consultants. 35%, is
firstl ? , what is your broad reaction to that, firstl ?~ i, ., what is your broad reaction to that, firstl? ,, .,. , what is your broad reaction to that, firstl? ,, .,. firstly? any support to families and arents firstly? any support to families and parents who firstly? any support to families and parents who split firstly? any support to families and parents who split the firstly? any support to families and parents who split the cost - firstly? any support to families and parents who split the cost of - parents who split the cost of childcare is absolutely welcome but i think the biggest challenge we have here is how much of the 4 billion the government are going to announce will actually plug the hole, in terms of the underfunding for the current system. the sector is in crisis, we ve seen nurseries closing up and down the country, simply because the funding rate has not kept up. all because, like inflation, their salary bill, it s going to go up 40% in april, that is becau
The Amathole district municipality plans to slash hundreds of jobs in a bid to reduce a salary bill that puts the municipality's financial wellbeing at risk.
with wrong and expensive options. they appointed the dutch playing icon phillip cocu as manager but sacked him after ten months, with a compensation bill reportedly in the millions. they ve also had frank lampard, and now wayne rooney as boss also on massive wages and that salary bill has trebled since mel morris bought the club in 2015. morris spoke out on saturday apologising to their fans, but partly blaming the losses on covid. he says. bbc radio derby got that interview earlier, i spoke to their reporter chris coles. his tone wasn t, i think, as