about half the health trusts in england are affected by today s industrial action, but the rcn, has guaranteed a minimum level of cover, for intensive care and trauma units. a quarter of the trusts involved have also been given extra exemptions, for services like transplant and cardiac care, which means strikers can be called in, for emergencies. this latest 28 hour action ends at midnight, with the government saying it s pay offer, is fair and reasonable. here s our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. they say cut back, we say fight back. nurses on the picket line once again. no nhs cuts. determined to have their voices heard, in this dispute over pay and conditions. i ve been a nurse now for 15 years, and it s just got worse and worse. the staffing is cut, our pay is cut, but patient care is always excellent, but we just strive and we give and we get nothing back. we re on strike because i have seen, over my entire career of more than a decade in the nhs, a progressive
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news speaking following that cabinet meeting. you might know there s been a cabinet away day at checkers, the prime minister and cabinet ministers meeting ostensibly to discuss policy and all of that coming in on the backdrop of serious questions being asked relations to a number of ministers, including the chancellor. let us hear minister had to sit in the the last few minutes in this interview recorded after that cabinet meeting there at checkers. i d set up the priorities flare i d set up the priorities five priorities i d set up the priorities five priorities to i d set up the priorities five priorities to have i d set up the priorities fez priorities to have inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt cut waiting list and stop the boats. we are going to deliver on those because we do that, we will have immediate relief for families do that, we will have immediate relief forfamilies and do that, we will have immediate relief for fam
is to travel to israel, egypt and the west bank to urge israel and the palestinians to de escalate tensions. that s after israeli forces killed seven palestinian fighters and two palestinian civilians during a raid. the raid happened here in a refugee camp in the flashpoint town ofjenin. an elderly woman is reportedly among the dead. this is an eyewitness. we heard gunshots that we fled into the cloud and we stayed under siege there for three hours. the army beseeched us in the club and we heard the sounds of the classes after about an hour, military destroyed cars on both sides on the road bulldozers. a new wave of violence hit the region last spring this is the deadliest single israeli raid intojenin since then. this is the aftermath you can see the extent of the damage. the israeli defense forces say they wanted to arrest members of the armed group, islamichhad. they ve accused the group of planning and executing multiple major terrorist attacks on israeli civili
let us pray. god of all grace we thank you that you sent your son jesus christ to break the power of death and to bring life and immortality to light through the gospel. he shared our life, took upon himself our death and opened the kingdom of heaven to all who trust in him. look not on us but look on us as found in him and bring us safely through judgment to the joy and peace of your presence. most gracious god, with all our hearts we thank you for the long life, the shining example, the steadfast commitment to duty, the strong faith and the good humor of our wise and great queen. we thank you for the deep love she has inspired from all her subjects for the myriad ways in which she met and welcomed people from all walks of life for the diplomacy with which she resolved conflict and for the stability she brought to her realms and to the commonwealth. for the life and example of our queen. we give you thanks. for the king and the role he now assumes