the duke of edinburgh has been moved back to a private hospital in london, for recuperation after a heart procedure earlier this week. cyprus says any britons who ve had both doses of a vaccine can travel there without quarantine, from first may even though foreign holidays are still illegal. they sing a warm welcome as the pope becomes the first pontiff to visit iraq despite covid and security fears. hello. 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. the royal college of nursing says the increase should be 12.5%, and have set up a fund to prepare for any potential strikes. ministers say public finances are under pressure, and many other public sector workers are to have their pay frozen. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says health workers deserve better. our political correspondent iain watson reports. nhs staff have been working hand in glove with each other, pulling together i
europe s first black leader, after winning the welsh labour leadership election. the outgoing first minister, mark drakeford, will step down from the post next week. mr gething was born in zambia and is a former solicitor. in his acceptance speech, he highlighted the historic nature of his win. today, we turn a page in the book of our nation s history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial has jumped too. like ken and jane, devolution is not something that i have had to get used to, or to adapt to, or to apologise for. devolution, welsh solutions to welsh problems and opportunities, is in my blood. it is what i have always known through my adult political life and that is the same for a growing number of our citizens and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. a march into the future on behalf of a gener
time for a look at the weather. here s sarah keith lucas. a bit of spring sunshine. of us. this is the picture in east sussex. a little bit hazy if you have blue skies. for most, sky is a little bit more like this, the picture in cumbria. a lot of cloud and for the rest of the day producing showery outbreaks of rain drifting east, but quite mild. particularly in the south and south east. we could see 17 degrees this afternoon, down to the fact the winds are coming from the fact the winds are coming from the south westerly direction, so we have the warmer air mass and weather fronts continuing to produce rain particularly across parts of central scotland, quite persistent here, and northern ireland. heavy showers across parts of england and wales. temperatures, 16, possibly i7 across parts of england and wales. temperatures, 16, possibly 17 in the east of england. typically single figures in central scotland with more persistent rainfall. this evening, still got the rain in ce
good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has released a new definition of extremism, in order, it says, to try to stop organisations which promote hatred, violence and intolerance. the new terminology will be used to assess whether groups are eligible to receive public funding or support. but critics say the measure threatens freedom of speech and public protest. our political correspondent peter saull has this report. was has become a regular side, thousands was has become a regular side, thousands of was has become a regular side, thousands of people was has become a regular side, thousands of people taking - was has become a regular side, thousands of people taking to the streets in protest of israel s actions in gaza. the current conflict in the middle east has prompted a political debate notjust about the fighting there but about the impact on community cohesion here. in the impact on community cohesion here. . ~ , the impact on community c