nurses in england taking partner strake and the biggest walk outs so far industrial action will last until midnight on monday. the may day celebrations turn to violence as police fired tear gas at demonstrators railing across the french capital. the latest live pictures from paris releasing more than 60 people have been arrested. humanitarian organisations plead with rival military factions in sudan to have the latest is fighter type to make fire to protect citizens in need. latest cease fire. involved in the biggest day strike action so the royal college of nursing once the government to increase its latest pay offer which the strikers say actually amounts to real turn cut in salaries. run don t have that health trusts in england are affected by today s industrial action. at the union has guaranteed action. at the union has guaranteed a minimum level of coverfor intensive care and trauma units. a quarter of the trusts involved have been given extra exemptions from service
is still close to a ao year high. ukraine s interior minister is among 18 people killed when a helicopter crashed near a children s nursery, in a suburb of the capital. a major incident is declared by the environment agency after flooding in somerset. and out, down under defending men s champion rafa nadal and britain s emma raducanu are both beaten in the australian open. and coming up on the bbc news channel. snooker in crisis. masters champion yan bingtao is among ten chinese players facing match fixing charges as the sport investigates its biggest corruption scandal. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. there is widespread disruption to nhs services again today after nurses in england began two more days of strikes about pay. around a quarter of hospitals and community health services are affected, though emergency care will be provided. the union the royal college of nursing has been calling for wages to increase by 5% above inflation. but the health secr
weather. things now look and feel very different. beautiful blue skies overhead here in county antrim but some strong wind feeding in wintry showers. we continue to bring wind down all the way from the arctic. cold air stays with us through the next few days. the picture shows this mesh rash of wintry showers along the coast and parts of scotland, those showers still mostly falling at low levels even as snow. elsewhere a mixture of sleet and snow and some showers feeding into some north sea coasts. windy for all of us especially around the coasts, up of us especially around the coasts, up to 50 miles an hour in places. temperatures reading between three and 7 degrees but factoring in the strength of the wind it feels colder than that. during this evening and tonight the wind using a little, we keep some showers going in western and northern parts where there is the risk of some ice. and temperatures dropping away widely below freezing, perhaps down to 8 in parts of the highl
it s five weeks since nurses first went on strike this winter. yet there s no resolution in sight. in fact, the dispute is only intensifying. nurses are taking industrial action at even more nhs trusts today than they did before christmas. we want to make nursing a safe and sustainable profession for all. we want our colleagues and the patients we care for to receive the care they deserve. nurses at 55 trusts in england are on strike today and tomorrow. next month, the industrial action will be more widespread, covering 73 trusts. 12 health boards and organisations in wales will also go on strike. a decision on further strikes in northern ireland will be taken in the coming weeks, while in scotland industrial action remains paused as negotiations continue. the advice for people who have medical appointments on strike days is to assume they re going ahead if the hospital hasn t been in touch. nhs leaders are warning that the strikes couldn t come at a more difficult time for t
senior ukrainian government minister has died in a helicopter crash in kyiv that has killed at least 1a people. we ll be live in somerset where a major incident has been declared because of the risk of severe flooding good afternoon, here, too. good afternoon. good afternoon, here, too. good afternoon. mr good afternoon, here, too. good afternoon, mr davies! and the 100 year old war veteran whose latest mission is to help children in cheshire learn to read. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the world of snooker reacts as ten chinese players are charged in connection with alleged match fixing allegations. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the biggest day of strikes in the nhs so far is now set for monday 6th february, after ambulance workers announced today that they would walk out on the same day as nurses in england and wales. tens of thosuands of nurses in england are already on strike again today in their dispute over pay affecting a quarter of