further criticism of the proposed 1% pay rise for healthcare staff in england. the group representing health service trusts hasjoined unions saying it s not enough, particularly given the challenge of covid. on the second day of his visit to iraq, pope francis holds an unprecedented meeting with one of shia islam s most powerfulfigures. the duke and duchess of cambridge talk about the impact of the pandemic in a special programme on the commonwealth. and england have slumped to defeat in the test series in india. they lost the fourth and final match in ahmedabad. good evening. 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. the government should look again at its proposed pay rise of 1% for nhs st
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anna mikhailova, deputy political editor and columnist at the mail on sunday and jonathan walker, political editor of the birmingham post and mail.. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. the pm pouring cold water on the prospect of a us trade deal anytime soon, is the is top story. same story on the guardian, which says the trade pact is in disarry, along with a photo of borisjohnson and vice president kamala harris. a different angle from the times, which says britain is discussing plans to join a north american free trade pact. the telegraph leads on france potentially giving up its seat on the un security council, to be replaced with the eu, in a push for european military integration. the battle to get a gp appointment is the metro s focus. it says one patient called her practice 673 times, only to be told that there were no slots available. the ft says the international
inquiry and his own mps. also on the programme tonight. a plane carrying military equipment arrives in ukraine to help bolster defences as tensions with russia continue to rise. the impact of the pandemic on front line nhs staff the nurse who s moved to the other side of the world after suffering what she calls complete emotional burn out. and the man who was trapped for more than 50 hours underground in the breacon becons after a caving accident returns the scene coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, we ll head live to cameroon following the death of eight people in a stadium crush at the africa cup of nations. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the metropolitan police has launced an investigation into allegations of multiple parties at downing street and in whitehall during lockdown to establish whether coronavirus rules were broken. the prime minister has welcomed the decision saying he s willing to speak to detectives and hopes
a torch a few days before the official opening of the winter olympics as it s going ahead despite 0lympics as it s going ahead despite the four boycotts and strict covid i9 restrictions. we start with tensions on the ukraine border. russia has been locked in a military standoff with ukraine, and we ve now seen the first major movement of us forces in response. some 2000 troops will be sent to poland and germany, and 1000 troops already in germany will go to romania. here s the pentagon spokesman making that announcement. the united states stands shoulder to shoulder with our nato allies. the current situation demands that we reinforce the deterrent and defensive posture on nato s eastern flank. president biden has been clear that united states will respond to the growing threat to europe s security and stability. i want to be very clear about something. these are not permanent moves. they are moves designed to respond to the current security environment. moreover, these force
the met office has said that storm isha is relatively rare because it s likely to affect the whole of the country. the strongest winds are expected on sunday night into monday morning when three amber warnings come into effect. let s take a look at some live pictures from around the uk and this storm begins to hit. irst at heathrow, planes have been coming and going in the wind. a bumpy ride in for some passengers, with some current wind gusts there up to 60 miles per hour. we ve seen some plane divert, and make a go round as those gusts have hit. let s just stay with that, it let s just stay with that, it is let s just stay with that, it is landing but a let s just stay with that, it is landing buta bumpy landing. these are live pictures from the usually picturesque shetland in scotland. you can see the effect this weather system is having on the swell there. a little further south in glasgow, it s been raining. the severe wind warnings are in place there. this is porthl