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Newsday: 15/12/2022 07:06 GMT : NHS nurses strike for 19% pay rise

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15/12/2022 07:06 GMT : NHS nurses strike for 19% pay rise

NHS nurses strike for 19% pay rise

BBC World Service - Newsday, NHS nurses strike for 19% pay rise

Emergency care will still be provided during two 12-hour walk-outs

Emergency care will still be provided during two 12-hour walk-outs but routine treatments will be affected

The biggest nursing strike in the history of Britain's public health service begins today. Tens of thousands of nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are taking part, arguing they are underpaid and undervalued. The UK government says their demand for a 19 percent pay rise is unaffordable.

And French football fans have been celebrating their country's progress to the World Cup final. On Sunday, they will face Argentina in the final.

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