action in what will be the biggest ever nhs walk out in england. we are still hopefully on track and getting waiting lists below a year at the end of march. the more strikes we have, the more challenging that becomes. at the moment, ourstaff challenging that becomes. at the moment, our staff are working incredibly hard to get the waiting lists down. let us know how the strikes are affecting you and do you support them? you can get in touch with your thoughts on this story and the rest of the days news by contacting me on twitter @annitabbc or using the hashtag #bbc your questions we re bringing you special coverage of breaking news this hour a powerful earthquake which has struck northern syria and south eastern turkey, killing more than 640 people. the tremor had a magnitude of seven point eight, and struckjust before dawn. the epicentre was in the turkish province of gaziantep but buildings collapsed hundreds of miles away, and there are also reports of many casualtie
offer for health workers, and half offer for health workers, and half of that is a one off pay deal, 1.5%, and 1.5% would be added onto salaries. now, the five unions that were due to strike today, four have decided to postpone their strikes, the royal college of nursing, midwives, physiotherapists and the gmb union. but as you can see behind me, members of the united union, who represent ambulance workers, have carried on with the strike, because they put that offer to a number of representatives who rejected the offer. they have still been talking to the welsh government over the weekend, the general secretary of united was in talks with eluned morgan, and she says they are very close to a new deal and the hope is that these deals might be put into
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