that the government has decided that all we can afford is the 1%. new figures show the number of people with coronavirus fell by about a third last week across the uk. the mystery person who tested positive for the brazil variant of concern in the uk has been found following a nationwide hunt. from monday, passengers travelling internationally from england will need to carry a new form setting out that their trip is permitted under current restrictions. cyprus says any britons who ve had both doses of a vaccine can travel there without quarantine, from may 1st, even though foreign holidays will still be illegal. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in half an hour, we ll bring you the latest coronavirus briefing from the government, led today by the health secretary matt hancock. first, today s main news. unions are calling it a kick in the teeth nhs staff in england have reacted angrily to the government proposal of a 1% pay rise. ministers say it s what s affordable
but that s what s so great about america and having a president who believes someone like me should be standing here. on behalf of local 86 in seattle and union workers everywhere, for the faith he s placing in us, i am honored to introduce the 46th president of the united states, joe biden. [ applause ] thank you, thank you, thank you. thank you. thank you, heather. thank you. thank you. joe! joe! joe! joe! joe! well, thank you. heather, you thought you were surprised you re standing here. jill was very surprised i m standing here. well, heather, thank you for the introduction. i can t look over here because the sun is shining in my eyes but all this crowd over here, thank you, thank you, thank you for all you ve done. look, thanks for sharing this day with us. why this day matters to you and our fellow your fellow iron workers and families and you explained it well. for all the folks at home, i know this day matters to you as well. i know you re tired of the bicke
hearing, has held what the us calls candid and constructive talks with china s foreign minister in beijing. this at the start of two days of meetings with chinese officials. mr blinken emphasised the need for diplomacy and keeping open channels of communication us officials added. the trip to china is the first by a top us diplomat in almost five years and comes months after an earlier visit by the secretary of state was postponed when a suspected chinese spy balloon flew in us airspace. can this trip reboot relations? to discuss this and what s at stake for the world s two biggest economies, i m joined by alicia garcia herrero chief economist at natixis. good to have you on the programme. from your perspective, when we are looking at trade, the two biggest economies in the world, how important is this trip? extremely important. and the main reason for this trip is not even trade, it s about assurance to really avoid a military conflict in taiwan and i think that s th
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