west coast responded with the latest on the strike action. the last time both actors and writers were on strike at the same time in the 19605 when ronald reagan was president, not of america, but of the screen actors guild. they will go on strike tomorrow when the writers walked out nearly over two months ago now, they brought a halt too much of the production in hollywood. now the actors ijoined them, that will bring almost a complete halt to the whole industry. that will cost the californian economy ten5 that will cost the californian economy tens of millions of dollars every day. it will mean financial hardship for many people working at industry still recovering from the pandemic and it will mean a major delay to scooting settles student schedules. the student schedules. the im act student schedules. the impact will student schedules. the impact will be student schedules. the impact will be very - impact will be very significant. can you tell us some of the
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for a 5% but with rishi sunak insisting the pay talks are over, what can the nhs do about it? over a million public sector workers are being offered pay rises of between five and 7% as the government attempts to end strikes over pay and conditions. it has accepted the recommendations of independent pay review bodies to give more money to police and prison officers in england and wales, who are offered 7%. for teachers in england the offer is 6.5%. forjunior doctors in england it s a 6% rise with a lump sum ofjust over £1,000. consultants, dentists and gps are also given 6%. and finally, armed forces across the uk are given 5%, with a £1,000 lump sum rishi sunak said the pay rises were the final offer and that they would be funded by departmental savings, not extra borrowing or new taxes. teaching unions have urged their members to accept and to end strike action. here s our political editor, chris mason. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! teachers pro
was decriminalised in britain. in those 50 years, the campaign for lgbt rights has won landmark victories in many parts of the world, perhaps best symbolised by the normalisation of gay marriage in a host of countries. my guest today is american filmmaker and screenwriter dustin lance black, who won an oscar for the film milk and has just completed a major series on the struggle for gay rights. has the time come to declare a famous victory? dustin lance black, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you for having me. to what extent do you think that your experiences from childhood to now as a gay person have come to define your creative output? oh, boy. it s one of the many things about me that does define me creatively. certainly, when i m teaching my students because i teach some classes in screenwriting sometimes and i say to them, tell me about you, what is it about you that s unique, where do you come from, what are you interested in, tell me about your parents, your
for the nation. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london, and 8:30am in the north korean capital, pyongyang, where the regime has reiterated its right to hold nuclear weapons as a legitimate self defence measure against the united states. it is the latest statement in the increasingly hostile war of words between the two countries, and it comes as the head of the us military, generaljoseph dunford, is due to meet president moonjae in and south korea s defence minister. afterwards, he will go on to china and japan. the bbc‘s richard galpin reports. on the pacific island of guam, people turned out in large numbers on sunday to pray for peace. they are now potentially in the firing line, as the stand off between the united states and north korea continues. pyongyang has threatened to fire missiles toward this island, which is home to major us military bases. we are here to pray for the leaders of those countries to be able to remain calm, and think about the p