let s have a closer look at some of the recommendations. police officers have been offered 7%. consultants, dentists and gp s 6%. junior doctors 6%. prison officers 7%. the armed forces 5%. teachers 6.5%. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! teachers protesting, education disrupted, classrooms empty. for months, pupils and parents in england have been caught up in an angry row between teaching unions and the government. but could a 6.5% pay rise, alongside this promise from the prime minister, bring an end to it? there will be more money going into the schools budget to help schools pay for these new pay awards. so they will not have to make cuts, and that was something that was rightly important to the unions and we have worked with them to ensure that the funding is there for schools. given the scale of disruption caused by industrial action this year, and notjust in schools, there is one question for trades unions tonight. will this mean the end of the
i am here in dorset where the school of your 150 million year old sea monster is going on public display. new tax rules mean leading online platforms will have to hand over details of people who make money from so called side hustles on top of their regular income. i ll explain who s affected and how. in sport, ready, set, and taking aim 16 year old luke littler becomes the youngest ever player to reach the semi finals of the world darts championship, and has his sights set on a spot in the final later. and we have a drier week this week. for the time being today we could see more disruptive rain and strong winds across the country. good morning. it s tuesday, the 2nd of january. routine school inspections won t take place for the next couple of weeks, while more training is given to 0fsted assessors to protect the wellbeing of school staff in england. in his first interview, sir martyn 0liver told the bbc that the organisation could also be far more empathetic, following t
tough day at augusta. good evening. a singer with one of the biggest british pop groups of the early 20005, paul cattermole of s club 7, has died. he was 46. he was discovered at his home in dorset, and police say there are no suspicious circumstances. his fellow band members say they re devastated by the news, and he d be deeply missed . s club 7 sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, and had four number one hits. his death comes just weeks after the band announced a comeback tour. here s laura tra nt. they were one of the biggest bands of the late 90s and early they were one of the biggest bands of the late 905 and early 20005, famou5 of the late 905 and early 20005, famous for their upbeat and catchy hit5. in february, pauland his 5 club 7 bandmates announced their reunion to mark the band s 25th anniversary. they were planning an 11 date tour of the uk and ireland later this year. we 11 date tour of the uk and ireland later this year. later this year. we are stil
hello, i m sally bundock with the top business stories, and we begin with the upcoming face to face meeting between us presidentjoe biden and china s president xi jinping. the two leaders are meeting on wednesday on the side lines of the asia pacific economic cooperation summit in san francisco and the world will be watching to see if they can soothe their fraught economic and diplomatic relationship. in their first face to face talks in more than a year, they are expected to discuss the ongoing trade row between the two countries, as well as washington s measures to restrict beijing s access to advanced computer chips, citing people familiar with the matter. let s discuss this with brian coulton chief economist at fitch ratings. good morning. we will talk about the cletus meeting on wednesday but today finance leaders are gathered. what is expected from them? i leaders are gathered. what is expected from them?- expected from them? i think there will expected from them? i