drinks and cheese and canopies, this clearly was not a business meeting. this isn t about wiggling out of the rules when many people were arrested by the police. i want to hear what the prime minister says on the record at the dispatch box at lunchtime today, and i will for myjudgment after that. let me know what you think. what sacrifices did you make to adhere to the covid restrictions last christmas? we ve asked to speak to government ministers but no one is available. contact me on twitter @vicderbyshire or email me on victoria@bbc.co.uk. germany s bundestag meets to approve the appointment of the new chancellor, olaf scholz, before he is sworn in. a helicopter carrying the head of the indian armed forces, general bipin rawat, has crashed in the southern state of tamil nadu. there s no word on casualties. exactly one year after 90 year old maggie keenan received the world s first approved coronavirus vaccine, the booster programme opens to over 40s in england. and coming
for england s six nations opener after being punished for a dangerous tackle in club rugby on friday. good afternoon. ambulance workers in england and wales are striking over pay for a second time. managers are warning the impact is likely to be worse than last month s stoppage, because this time call handlers are also on strike. the prime minister has said it s terrifying that people don t know what will happen if they call 999. but ambulance staff have said they will leave picket lines to respond to all category one emergency calls where there s a threat to life, such as a heart attack. our health correspondent dominic hughes is in manchester, dominic. good afternoon. picket lines like this one in manchester are now in place outside ambulance stations across almost all of england and wales. the strike involves around 20,000 workers from the ambulance service. paramedics and also call handling staff. principally the strike is over pay. the unions say an offer of 4.75% is
ukraine is continuing, despite a claim from wagner mercenaries that they were in control of the town. mp andrew bridgen is susupended from the conservative party after appearing to compare covid 19 vaccines with the holocaust. good afternoon. ambulance workers in england and wales are striking over pay for a second time. managers are warning the impact is likely to be worse than last month s stoppage, because now call handlers are also on strike. the prime minister says it s terrifying people don t know what will happen if they call 999. but ambulance staff say they will leave picket lines to respond to all category one emergency calls, where there s a threat to life. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports from manchester. ambulances are still responding to life threatening emergencies. but the picket lines outside ambulance stations across wales and almost all of england tell their own story. i always wanted to be a paramedic from being a child and i wanted to help
domestic flights have resumed across the united states after being grounded because of a safety system failed. counter terrorism police investigate how scrap metal containing traces of uranium arrived at london s heathrow airport last month. and the conservative mp andrew bridgen is suspended from his party after appearing to compare covid 19 vaccines with the holocaust. good afternoon. ambulance workers in england and wales are striking over pay for a second time. managers are warning the impact is likely to be worse than last month s stoppage, because now call handlers are also on strike. the prime minister says it s terrifying that people don t know what will happen if they call 999. but ambulance staff say they will leave picket lines to respond to all category one emergency calls where there s a threat to life. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports from manchester.. ambulances are still responding to life threatening emergencies. but the picket lines outside