the group representing health service trusts, nhs providers, hasjoined unions in saying the government s proposed 1% pay rise for health service staff in england is not enough. ministers have defended the rise, saying the pandemic had placed unprecedented strain on public finances. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. if government ministers thought nhs staff in england would be grateful to be exempted from public sector pay freeze, the reality looks rather different. those run hospital trusts as well as the unions are calling for the government to look again at the proposed pay rise, and claimed that as part of a long term plan for the nhs, ministers had previously planned to put up the pay by twice as much this year. the assumption is 2.1% which is actually enshrined in an act of parliament so we have got a strong legal bases here to say that the pay rise was there, and obviously that was all set out before the pandemic but actually the pandemic only enhances th
dollar covid relief plan by a single vote. the duke and duchess of cambridge talk about the impact of the pandemic, in a special programme on the commonwealth. now on bbc news, our world. bbc europe editor katya adler explores what went wrong at the austrian resort of ischgl at the start of the global pandemic and what lessons can be learned. ischgl has long been known as the ibiza of the alps. but this time last year, the austrian ski resort became famous for something else. you always think the worst, especially when you get a positive result for covid. i even got people last day coming in, like coughing and spluttering and, like, saying. coughing sound. .. covid. the authorities were slow to lockdown, with disastrous results. there was a whiff of the old jaws film and the mayor standing up in front of the tv cameras saying, there s no shark here. ischgl became known as europe s covid ground zero. more than 6,000 people believe they were infected here in a matter of day
they lost the fourth and final match in ahmedabad. the group representing health service trusts, nhs providers, hasjoined unions in saying the government s proposed 1% pay rise for health service staff in england is not enough. ministers have defended the rise, saying the pandemic had placed unprecedented strain on public finances. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. if government ministers thought nhs staff in england would be grateful to be exempted from a public sector pay freeze, well, the reality looks rather different. those who run hospital trusts, as well as the unions, are calling for the government to look again at the proposed 1% rise, and claim that, as part of a long term plan for the nhs, ministers had previously planned to put up pay by twice as much this year. the assumption is 2.1% which is actually enshrined in an act of parliament so we have got a strong legal basis here to say that that pay rise was there, and obviously that was all set out pr
the yeas are 50, the nazar 49. the bill as amended is passed. the us senate passes president biden s 1.9 trillion dollar covid relief plan by a single vote. the duke and duchess of cambridge talk about the impact of the pandemic, in a special programme on the commonwealth. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. joining me are the political commentator and former conservative advisor lynn davidson and john rentoul chief political commentator at the independent. our at the independent. chat in a moment. lovely to s you our chat in a moment. lovely to see you both there. first, to put you through some of tomorrow s front pages, and it s the royalfamily, which features on many of them, the queen won t watch harry and megan s interview with oprah winfrey so writes the times. meghan s. and instead will go on a charm offensive next week. the mirror claims the duchess of cambridge could be brought into the probe into alleged bull
now on bbc news, it s global questions. hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. world leaders are constantly saying that covid 19 is a global problem that needs international cooperation. but do these words sound hollow when we see how rich nations are buying up supplies of covid vaccines? as they rush to vaccinate their entire populations, many poorer countries have yet to administer a single jab. that s global questions: vaccine apartheid. well, to bring you this edition of global questions, our two panellists and our questioners join us via video link. let me tell you who s in the hot seat this week giving the answers. carl bildt is a renowned international diplomat. he has served as both prime minister and foreign minister in his native sweden, and is now co chair of the european council on foreign relations. he s been special envoy and representative for both the european union and the united nations in several hotspots, including the former yugoslavia