in the push to win crucial votes. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. nurses are likely to take their first ever national strike action according to their union. the royal college of nursing is still counting ballot papers returned by its 300,000 members but says those counted so far suggest support for strike action, possibly before christmas. the rcn wants a 5% pay increase above the rate of inflation. nurses working in accident & emergency and critical care would be exempted from striking to maintain services. the government said nurses should carefully consider the impact on patients. and as our health editor hugh pym reports, other health workers could also soon be staging industrial action. possible strike action is already looming in parts of the nhs in scotland. members of two unions, including ambulance staff at the gmb, have voted for walk outs. though they have called for talks with members. gmb members have voted to reject that pay offer, so we are currently
The un says its Aid Operations in gaza will start winding down tomorrow for lack of fuel. So what happens after that . Israels Prime Minister says a Ground Assault will come, but meanwhile, the brinkmanship over letting in aid versus letting out hostages carries on. We are now reducing the fuel we are using every day so we can keep the most Critical Services running for as long as possible but it is going to mean that people dont have access to drinking water. Well be talking to people who know about humanitarian operations in gaza about what happens next and whether the United Nations is taking a side. And well explore the splits in labour caused by keir starmer s statements, which hes now caveated, on israels right to blockade gaza. Also tonight, is there trouble ahead forjoe biden from within his party . Listen, there are two peoples here, palestinians and israelis. We need to show care and solidarity with the Palestinian People and these civilians who are being killed every day in
Welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. President biden, On A High Stakes visit for talks with israels Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu, in tel aviv, has secured a deal, allowing aid into gaza, via egypt, bringing in much needed food, water and medicine to more than a million people. He said egypt has agreed to open the Rafah Crossing, into the territory, allowing in 20 trucks carrying aid. But mr biden s trip was overshadowed by tuesdays blast at a hospital in gaza, which the Gazan Health Ministry says killed a71 people. It has inflamed tensions and sparked protests across the region. Israel has maintained it was not responsible, saying the blast was caused by a rocket misfired by the Palestinian Militant Group islamichhad. On wednesday, us President Biden agreed with the israeli leader, saying it appears the blast was done by the other team. But hamas, palestinian authorities and other arab nations have blamed israel for the explosion which trigg
was uneasily conservative party, and clearly gre! responsible, they may not completely responsible, they may not even majority responsible. there were who felt that, is ministers who felt that, is conservative headquarters firing on to make sure it machine, and want to make sure it was was top richard holden, new as party leader, david cameron wanted to be seen as a modern, centrist, compassionate conservative, highlighting green issues, welcoming liberal democratic government and legalising gay marriage. all a far cry from the so called culture wars of recent years. good afternoon, everyone, and welcome. on the steps of downing street. while out of office, the now lord cameron has been critical of some of rishi sunak s decisions, including scrapping part of the h52 line. but there have been shifts in foreign policy, too. while he wooed the chinese president over a pint and a english pub, today, many tory mps see beijing as a huge threat. his intervention in libya in 2011 fac
well, we are watching live pictures outside manchester cathedral, for the funeral of sir bobby charlton. we can now hear from the funeral of sir bobby charlton. we can now hearfrom our correspondent, ollie foster, who is there right now. a very sombre moment there is the funeral cortege, the coffin of sir bobby charlton, enters manchester cathedral for a bobby charlton, enters manchester cathedralfor a private bobby charlton, enters manchester cathedral for a private ceremony. bobby charlton, enters manchester cathedralfor a private ceremony. he passed away on october 21, one of the most celebrated and one of the most prolific goal scorers for manchester united and, of course, for england, sir bobby charlton, who scored 249 times for manchester united over the course of a 758 game career for them. united over the course of a 758 game careerforthem. more united over the course of a 758 game careerfor them. more than united over the course of a 758 game career for them. more