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a harmful gene. hello and welcome to bbc news. dmytro kuleba, ukraine s foreign minister, has warned that countries which mistreated ukraine during the darkest moment of its history will be held to account after the war ends. in an interview with the bbc, he also warned western allies that delaying the delivery of weapons will cost the lives of ukrainian soldiers. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has been speaking to him, and began by asking him why the battle for bakhmut in the east of ukraine is so important. the battle for bakhmut is now the longest of the war. more than half a year of bloody fighting for control of what is little more than rubble. but ukraine s foreign minister told me holding the city was vital, and notjust for the damage it s causing to russia s army. defending bakhmut is emotionally very challenging, because people find it hard emotionally to take, carry the burden of this death, loss of human life and destruction. it s a stru ....
andm we ll be hearing all about the appeal and we ll be hearing all about the appeal to recruit more bell ringers, in time for the king s coronation. good morning and welcome to bbc news. health secretary steve barclay will meet members of the royal college of nursing today after the union announced it would suspend a planned strike in england next week to enter talks on pay with the government. in a joint statement, both the college and the department of health and social care said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions and producitivity enhancing reforms. government proposals for next year s public sector pay are also being drawn up. the rcn had originally asked for a pay rise of 5% above inflation. it has since said it would be willing to meet the government half way. next week s walk out in england, from the first to the third of march, was set to be the biggest strike so far of this winter s dispute, with half of front line services ....
the health secretary sets out her plan for the nhs in england, but some doctors warn the changes will do little to improve patient care. i think we see some great experiences for patients. i m also conscious that we hear regularly from patients how frustrated they are that they cannot get an appointment with their gp. what do you think should be done to make it easier to get a gp appointment and make the nhs work betterfor you? you can get in touch with me on @annitabbc or use the hashtag bbcyourquestions. at least ten people have been killed following another day of protests in iran over the death of a young woman in custody. five british captives who were being held by russian backed forces in ukraine are believed to be back in the uk after being released last night. the prime minister, liz truss, confirmed a prisoner exchange had been negotiated by saudi arabia. before being freed, two of the men, aiden aslin and shaun pinner, had been sentenced to death by russian b ....
an enemy of the state at his first rally since the fbi searched his florida resort for sensitive files. and coming up at 7.30, a full round up of the day s action in sportsday. good evening. the frontrunner in the conservative leadership race, liz truss, says she ll act within a week, to help people with soaring energy bills if she becomes prime minister. her rival, rishi sunak, says he d target further financial help to the poorest. the victor will be announced as the next tory leader tomorrow, with the result expected around lunchtime. the queen will then formally appoint the winner as the new prime minister on tuesday at balmoral, in a break with tradition. that would usually take place in london. here s our our political correspondent iain watson. with serious economic challenges to confront, you might want to invite anyone to move in here. this week there will be a new occupant of number ten. the favourite is liz truss, rishi sunak has described himself as the underdog ....
Thanks, mike, you can follow that on the bbc sport website and 5live and 5live sports extra. and that s all the sport for now. doctors leaders and government ministers are being urged to start formal pay talks after a breakthrough on a deal with other nhs staff in england. unions representing health workers including nurses, ambulance staff and paramedics are recommending their members back a 5% pay rise following months of industrial action. i m joined now by matthew taylor, chief executive of nhs confederation which is a membership body for organisations that commission and provide nhs services. good morning, thank you for your time. a 5% pay rise from april, but as i ve heard from pretty much every nhs worker of interview during this period of industrial action one of the key focuses in taking this action was to deal with pay for last year, and for that they ve been offered a one off payment of at least £1655. clearly they will have lost wages on the straight days, so ....