many of whom were already in dire need of humanitarian aid. our other main story this hour ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what is the biggest ever nhs walkout in england over pay disputes. we have been discussing this coming year from april s pay with the unions. we have the process through the pay review body. it s an independent process and we re keen to get the evidence that reflects the pressure that the nhs has been under in the wider context in terms of inflation. the head teacher of one of the uk s top private schools has been found dead, along with her husband and 7 year old daughter. a former girlfriend of the influencer andrew tate tells the bbc he encouraged her to work for his adult webcam company and was controlling and manipulative. and beyonce breaks records at the grammys and harry styles picks up album of the year at the music awards. good afternoon. rescue efforts continue after powerful earthquakes struck southern turkey and syria
in the north west of syria. our other main story this hour, ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what will be the biggest ever nhs walkout in england over pay disputes. we have been discussing this coming year from april s pay with the unions. we have the process - through the review pay body, it s an independent process, - and we are keen to get the evidence that reflects the pressure the nhs. has been under and the wider context in terms of inflation. the headteacher of one of the uk s top private schools has been found dead, along with her husband and 7 year old daughter. the first day of sentencing for david carrick here is how he carried out a catalogue of violent and brutal sexual offences hears how. and beyonce breaks records at the grammys and harry styles picks up album of the year at the music awards. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more than 1,900 people are reported to have been killed by powerful earthquakes which struck southern tu
And nine fire trucks, had been called to the incident. Thousands of Roman Catholics have begun paying their respects to the Pope Emeritus Benedict xvi, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. Youre watching bbc news. Now, whats killing our rivers . You see herons and dragonflies. You see lots of little fish in the shallow parts, and then, sometimes, youll see a Salmonjumping Out of the water. You start to realise how many people dont have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown, when we were very grateful to have it. These School Friends have made the most of a record breaking summer, like thousands of others. But theres something wrong with our rivers. What a sad sight to see. Its absolutely devastating, what were finding up here today. Look at the water, look at this. Just look at it. This is algae. Its taking over our rivers and waterways. And when human and animal waste gets into a river, not only is it bad for our health, it is also full of nutrients like phosphate which ac
as veteran broadcaster ken bruce prepares for his last show on radio 2. it s entirely within the bbc s right to ask me to step away a little early and gardening leave is a known concept in broadcasting and in many other areas. good morning. the bbc understands that some energy firms are expecting the government to keep support at, or near, current levels and they are amending their bills with that expectation in mind. the typical energy bill for a household in the uk is set to rise to £3,000 a year from april, but there are calls for the government to keep its current level of support. that support currently means the government is limiting the typical bill to £2,500 a year, plus a £400 winter discount. that support is due to end in april and fuel poverty campaigners say that means the number of households struggling to afford bills could rise from 6.7 million to 8.4 million. a treasury source said it wouldn t comment on speculation, but the chancellorjeremy hunt told the