from the pay review bodies in full but it came with a warning from the prime minister, rishi sunak, that this was a final offer and further industrial action would not change that decision. the teaching unions responded immediately, saying they would recommend their members accept the offer. and end strike action. the announcement came as junior doctors began five days of strikes, what their union calls, the longest stirke action in the history of the nhs. they re demanding a pay increase of 35%. ministers have said, that s unreasonable and risks fuelling 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
Trade, in boats and lorries across the channel. The arrest has been welcomed in the last few minutes by the nca and also by the belgian authorities. So news that Barzan Majeed, also known as scorpion, has been arrested this morning. I mentioned that bbc investigation that was done by sue mitchell. We will speak to sue in the next few minutes on that break breaking development. Millions of indians are voting in the fourth phase of the seven week long general election. Polling is being held for 96 seats, largely covering southern and eastern states. Prime minister Narendra Modi is seeking a Third Straight term in a contest that pits his bjp against an alliance of more than two dozen Opposition Parties Led by the congress party. Voting is also taking place in srinagar, the main city in indian administered kashmir, for the first time, since mr modi imposed direct rule on the region in 2019. Our correspondent in delhi, samira hussain, explained exactly where the votes are taking place, and
the members of the unite union who work forfour companies the members of the unite union who work for four companies at the airport are set to walk out for eight days. the strikes will take place in july eight days. the strikes will take place injuly and the beginning of august. your live with bbc news. the 0scar winning actor kevin spacey has told a jury in his sexual assault trial that he could have had sex in his words all the time but found it hard to trust people because of his fame. mr spacey is being cross examined after giving evidence for the first time yesterday. he s denied 12 sex offences against four men between 2001 and 2013. 0ur correspondent frankie mccamley?was outside court for us, and a warning, frankie referred to some bad language that was mentioned in court. yesterday the court heard how kevin spacey was here to establish his innocence and proceed with his life and that is exactly what he came here to do. sitting in the witness box today, he was very relaxed
he said he objected to the term crotch grab used by alleged victims in accusations against him. the actor denies 12 sexual offences relating to four men. 0ur correspondent frankie mccamley?gave us this update and a warning, she referred to some bad language used in court. yesterday the court heard how kevin spacey was here to establish his innocence and proceed with his life, and that is exactly what he came here to do. sitting in the witness box today, he was very relaxed, very calm and very assertive at times and there were some very tense exchanges between himself and the prosecution barrister. thejudge even had to interject at times, telling mr spacey to answer the question. beginning the cross examination, the prosecution focused on what they called the crotch grab . they asked if it was
that they did not do enough, or even that they did not do enough, or even that they did not do enough, or even that they cost the boat to capsize. unfortunately, we had nothing back from the greek authorities. the actor, kevin spacey, who s accused of sexual assault, has told his trial that he s a big flirt , but the allegations make no logical sense . mr spacey told southwark crown court that he d lost his job and reputation in a matter of days when the claims emerged. greg mackenzie is outside southwark crown court in london. it is the first time the court has heard from the actor kevin spacey who was testifying in the witness box today. he said his world exploded in 2017 when an online article was published accusing him of attempting to sexually assault an actor in america. the actor went on to say that he lost his job, reputation in a matter of days. he says he has not worked in the film or television industry for six years, and thanked those in the