rights like kate iv are likely to become more entrenched in their views. , , . views. our correspondence in washington. views. our correspondence in washington, thank views. our correspondence in washington, thank you - views. our correspondence in washington, thank you very l views. our correspondence in - washington, thank you very much. the chief minister of the indian state of uttar pradesh has appealed for calm after a former politician was shot dead while under police escort. atiq ahmed who had been convicted of kidnapping was shot dead live on tv along with his brother. they were answering questions from journalists when they were killed in prayagraj. nurses in england could carry out rolling strikes until christmas if they fail to reach a deal with the government over their current pay dispute, according to a union leader. the head of the royal college of nursing, pat cullen, called for the government to put more money on the table. but ministers have insisted the offe
run deep, and the pressure is reall in the government to try to sort them out. rishi sunak has put the health service among his five priorities specifically, cutting waiting lists. they are at a record high 7 million people waiting to start routine treatment. more strikes will mean more cancelled operations. sorting all this out is the challenge. this was the prime minister s own constituency today. i absolutely support them. it s not the money, it is about the conditions, the 24 hour shifts, the fact that they are not getting a rest. get round the table and sort it out. get together and sort it out. otherwise, it will go on forever and they will be striking all the time. complicating things is that deals have to be reached in each part of the country. while in england the government s offer has been rejected, in scotland, a higher pay settlement has been accepted. in wales, one offer was made and rejected. a higher one may be coming. in northern ireland, there are talks but no off
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they were hailed as the solution to ease congestion in britain s roads. smart motorways see the hard shoulder either constantly used as an extra lane or added in at busy times. but this is what can happen when someone breaks down. after dozens of deaths on these types of roads, the government has scrapped plans to build more. claire mercer s has beenjason died when he was hit by a lorry after stopping on a smart motorways in 2019. obviously, it doesn t cover existing roads, and it s the existing roads that are killing us, so it s half the battle, but there is still half the battle to go. plans for an extra 14 schemes were on pause but will now be scrapped. seven will remain as dynamic motorways where the hard shoulder is sometimes used. the government says it will save £1 billion. we will not approve any new smart motorways. clearly as a result of public concern and safety concern, and we are going to keep a close eye on the situation with the existing smart motorways. but at the mome