this was a final offer and further industrial action would not change that decision. the teaching unions immediately responded, by suspending their plans for further strikes. the announcement came asjunior doctors began five days of strikes what their union calls the longest stirke action in the nhs history. these are the pictures from one of the picket lines in central london. they re demanding a pay increase of over 30%. ministers have said that s unreasonable and risks fueling inflation. we ll have more on that in a minute. let s have a quick look, though, at the recommendations which affect millions of workers. police officers have been offered 7%. consultants, dentists and gps, 6%. junior doctors, 6%. prison officers, 7%. the armed forces, 5%. teachers, 6.5%. this was rishi sunak a little earlier. i can confirm today that we are accepting the headline recommendations of the pay review bodies in full. but we will not fund them by borrowing more or increasing your t
this is bbc news. the headlines: world leaders send messages of support after king charles is diagnosed with cancer. the prime minister says he s thankful it was caught early. prince harry arrives back in the uk from california to see his father. america s top diplomat travels to qatar as part of the latest push for a ceasefire in gaza. and thousands of women face being denied a vote in pakistan s upcoming election we have a special report. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s hugh ferris. hello from the bbc sport centre. a hearing into a complaint of inappropriate behaviour made against red bull formula one team boss christian horner will take place on friday. bbc sport understands the claims relate to an allegation of inappropriate and controlling behaviour and while red bull has not confirmed the nature of the complaint, the team said it took the allegations extremely seriously when they emerged on monday and started an investigation. horn
having a seizure. that is a common reaction, as simon knows all too well. he has had epileptic seizures since he was seven. it s like a volcano. you are waiting to explode. a lot of people don t know how to react. i have gotten to the stage of wanting to take my own life. the dog walker who found simon did call an ambulance. but the charity epilepsy action says many with the condition are often dismissed as being drunk or on drugs. in a survey for the charity, others reported being robbed or physically assaulted while having a seizure. electrical activity happens in our brains all the time, as brain cells send messages to each other. an epileptic seizure happens when there is a sudden burst of electrical activity that temporarily disrupt the way the brain works. i don t want to worry you. it sjust, i think. i m about to have a seizure. this video has been made to help explain what to do if somebody with epilepsy believes a seizure is imminent. first, put on my head with somet
bowel cancer campaigner dame deborah james, host of the bbc podcast you, me and the big c, has died at the age of a0. and a shock first round defeat for the seven time wimbledon champion serena williams in herfirst singles match ina year. hello and welcome to the programme. world leaders are to hold talks on the future direction of nato in the wake of russia s invasion of ukraine. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, will call on member states to increase their military spending because he believes threats will only continue to grow. the leaders received an early boost after turkey dropped its opposition to finland and sweden joining the alliance. our europe editor katya adler reports from madrid. it s taken weeks of negotiations, but sweden and finland are now well on their way to becoming nato members after they signed an agreement with turkey to counter threats to each other s security. applause ukraine of courses on everyone s minds here. but so is the wider security