vaccine are being refused it by some gps who are not following government guidance. the premier league and english football leagure are urged to do more to tackle racist abuse from fans. and quarantine free holidays in cyprus from may for british holiday makers if they ve been vaccinated. good morning. welcome to bbc news. there s been a furious reaction to the government s proposed 1% pay rise for nhs staff in england. health unions have called the proposal a kick in the teeth for staff who have worked throughout the pandemic. a 1% pay rise would be below the rate of inflation forecast in the budget for next year amounting to a cut in real terms. it would apply to all staff apart from junior doctors, gps and dentists. other public sector workers earning more than £24,000 a year have had their pay frozen. nhs pay is devolved, so there will be separate pay agreements for scotland, wales and northern ireland. the royal college of nursing says the pay rise in england woul
do get in touch, you can tweet me at annita mcveigh or use the #bbcyourquestions. protesters in myanmar take to the streets once again despite the threat of fresh action by the military against demonstrators. china announces plans to overhaul hong kong s elecrotal system that will tighten beijing s grip over the territory. confidence in the coronavirus vaccines is increasing across the world, according to a new report. there s continued controversy over the duke and duchess of sussex s interview with oprah winfrey ahead of its highly anticipated broadcast this weekend. the premier league and english football leagure are urged to do more to tackle racist abuse from fans. and quarantine free holidays in cyprus from may for british holiday makers if they ve been vaccinated. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. there s been a furious reaction to the government s proposed 1% pay rise for nhs staff in england. health unions have called the propo
with the determination and courage of my mum. but it also did not reckon with the nhs. a doctor at guy s hospital in london refused to give up. he found an experimental treatment for this 11 year old girl, and rest, as they say, is history. honestly, lots of people say they over the nhs everything and i am definitely one of them, but that is the point. mum s story is not special. behind every single door in this country there is a family who will have their own version. this is who we are. the nhs belongs to everyone. the foundation for the comfort, security, health of working people. for75 comfort, security, health of working people. for 75 years, and ever present in our story, family and nation, my message today is simple. with labour, the story continues. we have a plan. we want the patience of the future to remember this moment, remember the changes we will make together. that is our mission. we will fight for the nhs. we will fix the nhs. we will reform the nhs. old val
offer 5% and then the teachers would have another look at that, but at the moment, there is still a gap there, they are planning further action. 50 in the end, though the government, and i think the opposition as well, as they are constantly asked what they would do about this, will be pleased that the majority of health unions have accepted the offer, we still have further disputes and equally, in the health service as well, as we had steve barclay say to the bma about the junior doctors dispute, they are not covered by this particular agreement, and i suspect if they were, they will probably reject it in any case. so that is something which again is causing the government is a lot of concern, i suspect, and privately they are very worried about the potential effect on patients if health service workers go on strike, more aid than they are about relations with the teaching unions. thank you so much, ian. more worried than they are. i want to bring our viewers up to date w