Members of the us senate have been at the white house today to be briefed on the deepening crisis involving north korea. The americans have started installing an anti Missile Defence system in neighbouring south korea in response to the Weapons Programmes being developed by pyongyang. China has accused the us of destabilising the region. But the state Department Said it was still open to negotiations to resolve the crisis. Our North America editor jon sopel reports. This isnt for real but it looks terrifyingly like it. A Live Fire Exercise conducted by 2000 us and south korean troops, just miles from the north korean border at a time of extraordinary tension. Its a show of force, and a show of unity. A Military Exercise with an unmistakable message to the souths unpredictable northern neighbour we want peace, but we are ready for all eventualities. In washington this morning, the head of us Pacific Command put it like this. As President Trump and secretary mattis have made clear, all o
Members of the us senate have been at the white house today to be briefed on the deepening crisis involving north korea. The americans have started installing an anti Missile Defence system in neighbouring south korea in response to the Weapons Programmes being developed by pyongyang. China has accused the us of destabilising the region. But the state Department Said it was still open to negotiations to resolve the crisis. Our North America editor jon sopel reports. This isnt for real but it looks terrifyingly like it. A Live Fire Exercise conducted by 2000 us and south korean troops, just miles from the north korean border at a time of extraordinary tension. Its a show of force, and a show of unity. A Military Exercise with an unmistakable message to the souths unpredictable northern neighbour we want peace, but we are ready for all eventualities. In washington this morning, the head of us Pacific Command put it like this. As President Trump and secretary mattis have made clear, all o
Are switching accounts for Better Service for our money. In sport, seven points clear now. Chelsea close in on the Premier League title with a vital victory over southampton. Well also be looking at how your garden grows, as a new report says Climate Change affects the north and the south in very different ways. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Another cool day in prospect. Still some wintry showers in the forecast but there will be some sunshine as well. Later, cloud coming in from the north west and the wind eases but i will have more detail in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Labour has promised to increase pay for nhs staff and to Restore Bursaries for nurses in training if it wins the General Election. The party says it will abolish the current cap for staff in england which limits pay increases to i . It also plans to introduce a law that ensures Staffing Levels in hospitals are safe. Our Health Editor hugh pym reports. Marchers by Student Nurses and
Well hear from teachers who say parents have made their lives a misery. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. Throughout the programme well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories and, as always, keen to hear from you. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Our top story today. Labour has promised to increase pay for nhs staff and scrap tuition fees for Student Nurses if it wins the General Election. The party says it will abolish the current cap for staff in england which limits pay increases to 1 . Labour said the policies would help Address Staffing Shortages in england that had become a threat to patients. Our political guru norman smith is in westminster for us now. Hi norman, good morning. So, how much will this pay rise be for nhs staff . Well, labour are saying they wa nt staff . Well, labour are saying they want people in the nhs to get a pay rise in line with the cost of living. So that means going up, i guess
Also this hour, how Climate Change is transforming the british garden. They will be looking at new techniques because of rising temperatures. And looking for love online one rhinos search for a partner on the dating app tinder. Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The labour party has switched its Election Campaigning to the nhs today pledging to give a bigger pay rise to nhs staff in england if it wins The General Election. Labour says it would scrap tuition fees and Restore Bursaries for Student Nurses and midwives which are due to end in august. The party says it would end the current 1 cap on Wage Increases, in part because nhs staff had been undervalued, Overworked And Underpaid by the government. Labour says. And it says its policies would be paid for by reversing Corporation Tax cuts. The party says a Labour Government would also introduce tougher rules to ensure that Staffing Levels in hospitals are safe. The Shadow Health secretary, jon ashworth, said the money was ther