another day of strikes more than 1,000 ambulance staff in wales walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. meanwhile in england, nurses continue their strike action for a second day in a row. new zealand s prime minister jacinda ardern makes a surprise announcement saying she ll stand down in less than three weeks time. a day of national strikes begins in france over plans to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64. king charles asks for millions of pounds in profits from the crown estate to be used for the wider public good rather than for the royal family. the government has released details of projects which will benefit from its levelling up fund, which is intended to spread economic growth more widely across the uk. in all, £2.1 billion will be spent on regeneration projects. they span more than a hundred areas across the country. some of the biggest winners include a new eden project at morecambe bay which gets £50 million. there s 50 million pounds for
another day of strikes more than 1,000 ambulance staff in wales walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. meanwhile in england, nurses continue their strike action for a second day in a row. an aristocrat father pleads for his estranged daughter to turn herself into the police after going missing with her newborn baby and her convicted sex offender partner i beseach you to find a way to turn yourself and your wee one into the police as soon as possible so you and he or she can be protected. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. international leaders have paid tribute to new zealand s prime minister, jacinda ardern, who s made the suprise announcement that she ll step down early next month. she says she simply doesn t have enough left in the tank to fight this 0ctober s general election. her australian counterpart, anthony albanese, has described ms ardern as an inspiration to many, as a leader of intellect, strength, and empathy. arder
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we don t have those required levels on a normal day in the department or the trust, and that happens nationwide. the rcn and other unions are said they re prepared to continue strikes well into the spring unless the government does discuss this current radio, notjust nick share s financial settlement. current pay deal. notjust next year s financial settlement. is there any danger you might lose public support of the strikes continue? i have to say, we are doing this, nurses do not choose to strike, we are doing this because of the undercuts, because of the underpayment, because of the underfunding. these cuts, the waiting times etc are due to this, and this is why we feel we have no choice but to strike. we want to make sure we maintain our patient care, our patient dignity and our patient safety. thank you very much. health leaders very concerned that strike action is escalating,