the vast majority of american film and television productions, including the avatar and gladiator sequels. it wants assurances about the use of artificial intelligence. 0ur correspondent is out on the picket lines in new york. tell us what you have been here hearing and seeing there. what you have been here hearing and seeing there- seeing there. yeah, we have seen a number of seeing there. yeah, we have seen a number of familiar seeing there. yeah, we have seen a number of familiar faces seeing there. yeah, we have seen a| number of familiar faces here on the picket line, including stars like susan sarandon and olivia wilde. and many, including the writers guild, other unions havejoined many, including the writers guild, other unions have joined to show their solidarity. other unions have joined to show theirsolidarity. every other unions have joined to show their solidarity. every time a few cars pass by it we hear occasionally some honks in support. so some real mom
any strike by teachers, a huge knock on effect. most state school teachers in england had a 5% rise in 2022, and a 3% rise was recommended from this year. but the unions want above inflation increases, and to ensure pay rises don t come out of schools budgets. they argue they are playing catch up on pay over the last more than a decade. the government says it s a fair and reasonable offer and that schools would receive an extra £2.3 billion over the next two years. are you a pupil or parent off school and work today? how are the strikes affecting you? do you agree with what the teachers are doing? teachers please get in touch, too tell me why this matters. this morning are teachers right to strike? a pay deal for hundreds of thousands of nhs staff in england is expected to be settled later. ministers will meet health bosses and representatives from m unions this lunchtime. but some workers including nurses are still opposed to the offer, which includes a 5% rise
will risk patient safety. it s three and a half hours since the action began. let s go around the country and join our reporters on the picket lines. first, to our correspondent sanchia berg, who s outside the university college london hospital. we hospital. can see those pictures behind you, we can see those pictures behind you, junior doctors on the picket line, tell us what they are saying to you. line, tell us what they are saying to ou. ~ . , ., line, tell us what they are saying to ou. . , , to you. what they are saying is they are resolute- to you. what they are saying is they are resolute. they to you. what they are saying is they are resolute. they want to you. what they are saying is they are resolute. they want the - are resolute. they want the government to come, sit down and negotiate with them. they are saying they are prepared to strike, to continue to strike and saying they want a restitution of what effectively they say a pay cut over the last ten years
welcome to belfast and the lyric theatre where tonight, the play agreement will mark a moment 25 years ago that changed every aspect of life here in northern ireland forever the signing of the good friday or belfast agreement. it brought peace to northern ireland, but it has been an imperfect peace. the agreement guaranteed power sharing in government between nationalist and unionist communities. but for more than a third of its lifetime, there hasn t been a sitting government at stormont. these halls at the lyric have captured huge moments of symbolism both big and small. ten years ago, martin mcguinness, northern ireland s former deputy first minister, a former ira commander, shook hands with queen elizabeth here, a moment that would have once been unimaginable. and it is moments like that that people will be looking out for this evening when president biden arrives. here in northern ireland, words matter, and people will be looking to president biden s speech to see ho
hello, welcome to bbc news. let s start with that story causing major shock waves today, the boss of one of the largest business groups, the cbi, has been fired after an investigation into complaints about his conduct at work. to ny danker will leave the group with immediate effect. tony danker will leave the group with immediate effect. he apologised in the wake of the allegations over his behaviour towards a female employee. our business correspondent emma simpson has more. this story has absolutely rocked the cbi. tony stepped aside last month as an investigation got under way, but the report into what happened hasn t actually been published. it was done by an independent legal firm. so we don t know the full details. at the cbi said today that it related to specific complaints about workplace misconduct. it determined that tony s conduct fell short of that expected of the director general. so, he s been sacked with immediate effect. but he s clearly not happy about it bec