andm we ll be hearing all about the appeal and we ll be hearing all about the appeal to recruit more bell ringers, in time for the king s coronation. good morning and welcome to bbc news. health secretary steve barclay will meet members of the royal college of nursing today after the union announced it would suspend a planned strike in england next week to enter talks on pay with the government. in a joint statement, both the college and the department of health and social care said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions and producitivity enhancing reforms. government proposals for next year s public sector pay are also being drawn up. the rcn had originally asked for a pay rise of 5% above inflation. it has since said it would be willing to meet the government half way. next week s walk out in england, from the first to the third of march, was set to be the biggest strike so far of this winter s dispute, with half of front line services affect
reeling, letting in five goals at anfield for the first time in their history in the champions league. the swimming pools struggling to stay afloat an urgent plea from grassroots sports bodies for more government help to pay the energy bills. something needs to happen in some capacity, because if it s not funding, well then, how are these places going to survive? we ve actually got some rain around this morning quite widely. things were brighten up in the north and west later. it will feel chillier. good morning. it s wednesday, 22nd february. the health secretary, stephen barclay, is to meet representatives of the royal college of nursing this morning, after the union suspended a strike planned for next week in england. following months of disputes, the two sides have said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions, and reforms. discussions about public sector pay for the next financial year are also underway. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson r
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Are three more chances for Elise Christie to claim this elusive medal. Chris has the weather. We will cast our nets further afield and bring you the very latest on what cyclone peter has done to tonga. Talk to you later, chris. Is it time to stop clowning around . Are pranksters and creepy clowns changing the face of an age old entertainer . Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. It isa im simon mccoy. It is a crisis hitting at the very heart of oxfams appeal, with questions raised by the government millions of individual donors about whether the charity deserves their money. The Charity Commission has taken the most serious action it can against oxfam, and begun a statutory inquiry into its procedures. It will investigate the handling of claims that oxfam staff used prostitutes as they carried out Disaster Relief in the aftermath of the earthquake in haiti in 2010. Matt cole reports. This crisis has already claimed one senior figure, 0xfams now former chief executive
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