traces of uranium arrived at london s heathrow airport last month. a star studded comeback for the golden globes in hollywood, as colin farrell picks up the best actor award for the dark comedy the banshees of inisherin. good morning and welcome to bbc news. thousands of ambulance workers in england and wales are walking out for the second time this winter in a dispute over pay. managers have warned the impact is likely to be worse than that of the strike held before christmas, saying pressure facing the nhs means it s in a more precarious position. well, in total, around 20,000 ambulance workers, including call handlers and ambulance dispatchers, are going on strike. two thirds of ambulance staff, from the gmb and unison unions, are involved in the industrial action. but bosses say they will still respond to the most urgent calls. gareth barlow reports. it s the second walk out by ambulance staff this winter. workers, including paramedics, emergency care assistants, ambulanc
they have a limit and can t do more? we do accept that to a degree. clearly they get a budget from westminster. they have to do everything with that budget. potentially if they give it to nhs, they have to take it off another area. clearly everything does eventually go back to westminster giving the correct budgets in the first place. thank you, nathan. as nathan mentioned, talks with the welsh government and unions are due to take place tomorrow but it s difficult to see at the moment if that one off payment will be enough to prevent any further industrial action from unions in the nearfuture. tomos morgan, thank you, from newport. let s go to gateshead and sharon barbour is there for us. what is the mood on the picket line there? it s really cold and damp this morning but people here, those who came out onto the picket line were angry and determined. around 1000 ambulance strikers today, with unison,
let s go now to parliament, where mps on the transport committee have questioned trade union bosses they re now going to speak to senior representatives from rail operators, about the ongoing rail strikes. let s return now to the committee. i understand the perspective you re coming from, but surely you must agree that by making the railway uncertain in its operation from the eyes of the consumer, the people who pay. eyes of the consumer, the people who -a eyes of the consumer, the people who pay. are you talking about when we are on strike pay. .. are you talking about when we are on strike or pay. are you talking about when we are on strike or not? pay. are you talking about when we are on strike or not? what pay. are you talking about when we are on strike or not? what about - pay. are you talking about when we are on strike or not? what about the | are on strike or not? what about the days when we are not infrequent as useless as well? useless as well? that is a whole a
be at don t even know what the offer will be at the don t even know what the offer will be at the moment. don t even know what the offer will be at the moment. lastly, the welsh government be at the moment. lastly, the welsh government say be at the moment. lastly, the welsh government say this be at the moment. lastly, the welsh government say this money - be at the moment. lastly, the welsh government say this money is - be at the moment. lastly, the welsh| government say this money is coming from their own pool of money and the reason they can t offer salary increases is because they don t have the money. they have marginal tax powers but they say it s not enough. do you accept that, do you accept they have a limit and can t do more? we do accept that to a degree. clearly we do accept that to a degree. clearly they get a budget from westminster. they have to do everything with that budget. potentially if they give it to nhs, they have to take it off another area they h