the series 3 1. good afternoon. 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, jessica parker. pulling up, a very public row about this week s i% pay offer, with claims an increase of 2.1% had been baked in as part of a longer term settlement. which is actually enshrined in an act of parliament, so we ve got a really strong legal basis here to say that that the pay rise was there. obviously, that was all set out pre pandemic, but actually the pandemic really only enhances the case for a pay rise for nhs staff. an nhs funding boost was enshrined in law, say the government, but not figures on pay. its proposal will now be looked at by an independent pay review body. last night again, the message the pandemic
and trace programme in england failed to achieve its main objective of breaking chains of transmission despite costing an eye watering amount of money. the queen withdraws on medical advice from hosting a reception at the global climate summit in glasgow. and d day veteran harry billinge finally visits the memorial in normandy he helped to fund. good morning. the chancellor rishi sunak will deliver his budget and spending review today. a number of policies have already been announced, but the government is under pressure to do more to help people struggling with the rising cost of living. so far, we ve been told there will be a rise in the national living wage from £8.91 per hour to £9.50, and an end to the pay freeze for public sector workers. there ll be £5.9 billion for nhs england to tackle the backlog of people waiting for tests and scans. and £2.6 billion will be spent on creating 30,000 new school places for children with special educational needs and disabilit
as moscow threatens to turn off the taps. russia is trying to punish moldovan citizens because they decided to vote against the pro russian party at the parliamentary elections so it is pure politics. the queen withdraws on medical advice from hosting a reception at the global climate summit in glasgow. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk chancellor rishi sunak will deliver his budget and spending review today. a number of policies have already been announced, but the government is under pressure to do more to help people struggling with the rising cost of living. so far, we ve been told there will be a rise in the national living wage from £8.91 per hour to £9.50, and an end to the pay freeze for public sector workers. there ll be £5.9 billion for nhs england to tackle the backlog of people waiting for tests and scans. and £2.6 billion to be spent on creating 30,000 new school places for children with special educational needs and d
world leaders preparing for the cop26 summit in glasgow that if they don t act on climate change now, it ll be too late. he told the bbc the richest nations had a moral responsibility to help. we caused it. 0ur kind of industrialisation is one of the majorfactors in producing this change in climate. we have a moral responsibility even if we didn t cause it. and coming up this hour, psychologists say many girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are being left undiagnosed. we ll hearfrom some of those women who ve been affected later in life. welcome to bbc news. our main story. millions of public sector workers are in line for a pay rise next year, after it was announced the chancellor is to end the year long pay freeze. the move will affect at least 1.3 million public sector workers. a temporary pause in pay progression was imposed last november because of the impact of the pandemic on the economy. ahead of tomorrow s budget, the chancellor says it is right that p