Polly middlehurst. Michelle, thank you. Good evening to you. Well, the top story tonight on gb news is that teachers are no longer on strike. All four teaching unions in england have accepted a 6. 5 pay in england have accepted a 6. 5 pay rise, meaning all industrial action has been called off. Now it comes after Union Members staged eight days of strike action in state schools since february in their dispute over pay february in their dispute over pay the education secretary, Gillian Keegan welcomed the decision and explain where the money for the pay rise was coming from within the School Budgets with the 2 billion extra that we already got when i was very first in the job at the end of october last year, there was a 3. 5 that schools had budgeted for a pay increase for teachers within that, obviously the strb came back at 6. 5. So the extra 3 is being funded by the department for education. Education. The Prime Minister says the planned expansion of oil and gas drilling in the north
News the licences will help britain meet its net zero pledge. Were announcing these new licences in the north sea with more to come , which will ensure more to come, which will ensure our Energy Security moving forward. It means well be less reliant on hostile foreign actors for our energy baseload, for the fossil fuels that were going to be relying on. For some years come, which will mean years to come, which will mean that will be reducing our c02 that we will be reducing our c02 emissions not importing those emissions by not importing those fossil fuels. But the announcement on future and further Carbon Capture and storage projects means that well be taking that Carbon Dioxide of atmosphere dioxide out of the atmosphere and it onto the north and storing it onto the north sea, means that getting to sea, which means that getting to net zero will be more achievable i k m an k man has been a british man has been released from prison in cyprus after sentenced for the after being sentence
We back well be talking to we come back well be talking to the lawyer of david hunter who has now been released from prison so called prison after that so called mercy killing of his wife. Very emotive it. Emotive topic. Lets do it. Patrick, thank you. Patrick, thank you. Good afternoon from the gb newsroom. Its 3 01 members of the uks largest Teaching Union have accepted a 6. 5 pay rise for teachers in england. The for teachers in england. The National Education union says. National Education Union says. 86 of its members voted to accept the latest pay offer, with a 60 turnout. It comes after Union Members staged eight days of strike action in state schools since february in a dispute over pay education secretary Gillian Keegan has welcomed the decision as good news for teachers. Parents and children. The Prime Minister children. The Prime Minister says the planned expansion of oil and gas drilling in the nonh oil and gas drilling in the north sea is entirely consistent with the gover
lisa marie presley the musician and only child of elvis presley has died after being taken to hospital in los angeles suffering cardiac arrest. she was 5a. her mother, priscilla, announcing her death, described her as the most passionate, strong and loving woman she d known. from los angeles, peter bowes reports. this was lisa marie presleyjust two days ago at the golden globe awards. her death was sudden. the 54 year old was rushed to hospital after falling ill at her home in the los angeles suburb of cala basas. hours later, priscilla presley issued this statement. born in memphis, lisa marie inherited herfather s graceland estate at the age of nine following his sudden death. she followed him into the music industry, becoming a singer songwriter. she released three albums during a career that embraced the legacy of elvis. you know, it would have definitely been easier for me to take up nursing or planting or truck driving, even. but music has been important for me, and
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