NHS pay: Unions agree deal for 1.3 million staff

More than one million NHS staff, including nurses, porters and paramedics, are being offered increases of at least 6.5% over three years - with some getting as much as 29%.

The deal has been formally agreed by union leaders and ministers on Wednesday and will cost £4.2bn.
Staff will now be asked to vote on the deal, with rises backdated to April if they agree by the summer.
The deal is tiered with the lowest-paid in each job receiving the biggest rise.
The agreement covers all staff on the Agenda for Change contract - about 1.3m across the UK - which is the entire workforce with the exception of doctors, dentists and senior leaders.