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
when more conservative mps called for the prime minister to go. also tonight. in ukraine some civilians are able to leave the besieged city of mariupol, but thousands have been left behind. following the brutal killing of a five year old boy in south wales, his mother and stepfather have been convicted of murder. bonjour. ca va? we re on the chaotic campaign trailof marine le pen, who s hoping to become president of france on sunday. it s always like this on campaign trail le pen. there s protectors, press and protesters wherever you look. and is the man from ajax the right choice as manager of manchester united 7 coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, a big night for burnley, looking to get the win they need to improve their hopes of premier league survival. good evening. borisjohnson is set to become the first prime minister to be investigated for claims that he deliberately misled parliament. it s the latest stage in the controversy about lockdown gatherings held in d
vladimir putin of killing him. and in a video statement, yulia navalnaya said the russian authorities are hiding her husband s body. she promised that she ll continue his fight for a free russia. our correspondent bethany bell reports now from brussels where mr navalny s widow is meeting european foreign ministers. alexei navalny s widow yulia says she will continue to fight for a free russia. she said her husband was killed because the russian president vladimir putin couldn t break him. translation: another erson break him. translation: another person should break him. translation: another person should be break him. translation: another person should be here break him. translation: another person should be here in break him. translation: another person should be here in my - break him. translation: another person should be here in my place| person should be here in my place but that person was killed by vladimir putin. we know exactly why putin called alexei three
things that matter? funding, special needs, the need for us to stop crumbling schools? all of those things are the big issues for parents rather than something about mobile phones in schools yet again. let s speak to rachael thomas, a headteacher in pembrokeshire who s seen herself the impact phones in school has had. thank you forjoining us. you ve probably got the sympathy of parents everywhere who only have to deal with one child and you ve got many. how do you deal with it? we with one child and you ve got many. how do you deal with it? how do you deal with it? we took this action how do you deal with it? we took this action in how do you deal with it? we took this action in september - how do you deal with it? we took this action in september of - how do you deal with it? we took this action in september of 2023| how do you deal with it? we took. this action in september of 2023 in response to a number of issues that were making myjob and a lot of the staff sjob is
make funding pledges to tackle cash shortages in schools in england. the boss of barclays will be facing pressure today over his pay and also his handling of a controversy surrounding recruitment in the bank. i ll have the details shortly. in sport, the french open s a fortnight away and andy murray says he still needs to get better but he s through to the third round in madrid. our build up to this year s eurovision song contest starts here the bbc‘s steve rosenberg is in kiev with all the tunes and all the facts you need to enjoy the world s biggest singing competition. and carol has the weather. good morning. thank you. iam in kew gardens next to the japanese gateway. i will tell you more about it through the morning but if you adjust stepping out it is a chilly start although most of us will have a day of plenty of sunshine, except in the north of scotland where we have some patchy rain. good morning. first our main story. president trump has fired the head of the f