you can send me a message by the usual ways. you can send me a message by the usual ways. thousands of women stage rallies, across australia to protest against gender discrimination and violence. martial law is imposed in more areas of yangon in myanmar, after one of the deadliest days of protest since last month s coup. further lockdown easing as more children return to school in scotland and hairdressers reopen in wales. the grammy goes to beyonce! at the grammys, beyonce breaks the record for the most awards ever won by a woman. as an artist, i believe it is myjob, and all of ourjobs, to reflect the times and it has been such a difficult time. and coming up in around halfan hour, we ll talk live to katie price as her petition to make it more difficult for online trolls to be anonymous passes 100,000 signatures. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. borisjohnson will chair a meeting today of the uk government s crime and justice taskforc
border. lockdown restrictions in wales will begin to be eased from tomorrow with outdoor socialising and golf and tennis able to resume. in scotland, four adults from two households are now allowed to meet outdoors, including in private gardens. what do you make of coronavirus restrictions starting to be lifted in scotland and wales? do you think now is the right time? what will you be doing first? get in touch on twitter at annita underscore mcveigh or with the hashtag bbcyourquestions. in his first primetime address since becoming president, joe biden urges all americans to get vaccinated and targets the 4th ofjuly as independence day from covid i9. if we do this together, byjuly the 4th, there s a good chance you, your families and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighbourhood and have a cookout and a barbecue and celebrate independence day. a global study shows more twins are being born than ever before with one in every 42 children bo
Government put in but when we look at the other side of the coin, things such as reductions in fees and charges, and in terms of people s ability to pay council tax, they are only funding a proportion of that going forward. i think where they decide to stop supporting councils around that is going to be key because i don t think there will be a single ticking point in the post pandemic world with councils still picking up significant reductions in fees and charges but also in terms of other types of income that councils rely on duty of the reductions in grant funding that councils have seen, as i say, for the last decade. th councils have seen, as i say, for the last decade. the last decade. in an ideal world, how much increase would you say| how much increase would you say is neededin how much increase would you say is needed in council tax levels. ? government tends to talk about council spending power and increasing council spending power. i think it s important to point out to you
Increases. in northern ireland, one increases. in northern ireland, one in 670 at the virus and the trend was uncertain. nhs staff will hope that rising cases do not bring back the pressures they saw overwinter. some say they are exhausted and angry they have been offered a 1% pay rise. the government will confirm soon whether that will be increased in england. senior doctors say if that does not happen, members will be consulted on an overtime ban. you have to go back to the 19705 ban. you have to go back to the 1970s defined the last time this kind of action was taken by consultants. it is highly unusual for them to get involved in a pay dispute but their union says feelings are running high with pay after inflation having fallen over the last decade. irate after inflation having fallen over the last decade. the last decade. we have had consultants the last decade. we have had consultants sleeping - the last decade. we have had consultants sleeping in - the last decade. we have ha