vaccine are being refused it by some gps who are not following government guidance. the premier league and english football leagure are urged to do more to tackle racist abuse from fans. and quarantine free holidays in cyprus from may for british holiday makers if they ve been vaccinated. good morning. welcome to bbc news. there s been a furious reaction to the government s proposed 1% pay rise for nhs staff in england. health unions have called the proposal a kick in the teeth for staff who have worked throughout the pandemic. a 1% pay rise would be below the rate of inflation forecast in the budget for next year amounting to a cut in real terms. it would apply to all staff apart from junior doctors, gps and dentists. other public sector workers earning more than £24,000 a year have had their pay frozen. nhs pay is devolved, so there will be separate pay agreements for scotland, wales and northern ireland. the royal college of nursing says the pay rise in england woul
of people with coronavirus fell by about a third last week across the uk. cyprus says any britons who ve had both doses of a vaccine can travel there without quarantine, from 01 may, even though foreign holidays are still illegal. and pope francis has arrived in baghdad for the first ever papal visit to iraq. and coming up on bbc news: india seize control of the final test against england. a century from rishab pant means indian are closing in on a series win. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. unions are calling it a kick in the teeth. nhs staff in england have reacted angrily to the government proposal of a i% pay rise. the royal college of nursing says the increase should be 12.5%, and have set up a fund to prepare for any potential strikes. ministers say public finances are under pressure, and many other public sector workers are to have their pay frozen. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says health workers deserve better. our political correspondent i
the duke of edinburgh has been moved back to a private hospital in london, for recuperation after a heart procedure earlier this week. cyprus says any britons who ve had both doses of a vaccine can travel there without quarantine, from first may even though foreign holidays are still illegal. they sing a warm welcome as the pope becomes the first pontiff to visit iraq despite covid and security fears. hello. unions are calling it a kick in the teeth nhs staff in england have reacted angrily to the government proposal of a 1% pay rise. the royal college of nursing says the increase should be 12.5%, and have set up a fund to prepare for any potential strikes. ministers say public finances are under pressure, and many other public sector workers are to have their pay frozen. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says health workers deserve better. our political correspondent iain watson reports. nhs staff have been working hand in glove with each other, pulling together i
that the government has decided that all we can afford is the 1%. new figures show the number of people with coronavirus fell by about a third last week across the uk. the mystery person who tested positive for the brazil variant of concern in the uk has been found following a nationwide hunt. from monday, passengers travelling internationally from england will need to carry a new form setting out that their trip is permitted under current restrictions. cyprus says any britons who ve had both doses of a vaccine can travel there without quarantine, from may 1st, even though foreign holidays will still be illegal. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in half an hour, we ll bring you the latest coronavirus briefing from the government, led today by the health secretary matt hancock. first, today s main news. unions are calling it a kick in the teeth nhs staff in england have reacted angrily to the government proposal of a 1% pay rise. ministers say it s what s affordable
hospitalized, officials say their injuries mostly from smoke inhalation. it was like we was going down and so many puppies and dogs laying in the exit was dead. it was hard going down, no backup lights. coming out now they have lights, cleaning the building now. it was sad. i can t even talk about it because we just moved there, i never seen nothing like this before and hope i don t have to go through this again. disturbing to see this had in the year 2022. we ll speak with the person who used to lead the fdny in a moment. details are horrific. also this morning, developments out of australia, where a judge freed novak djokovic from his nearly one-week covid detention. the fate of his detention is in the hands of the immigration minister. plus the nation remembers bob saget, tragic news over the weekend, the actor best known for his role as danny tanner in the sitcom full house has died, just 65 years old. let s begin this morning with the breaking news, shimon prok