good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sarah campbell. our headlines today. junior doctors in england go on strike for six days — the longest walk—out in the history of the nhs. investigators search for answers after a plane burst into flames as it landed on a runway in tokyo — they've said it's miraculous that 379 people escaped. storm henk batters parts of england and wales, leaving flooding, power outages and transport disruption in its wake. hundreds of sub—postmasters wrongly prosecuted for theft are hoping a new tv drama will help their fight forjustice, in the post office scandal that's caused misery for more than 20 years.

in sport, he's done it — luke littler�*s dream run continues, as the 16—year—old becomes the youngest person to reach tonight's world darts final. tha nkfully thankfully not as windy today but there are now over 300 flood warnings across the uk following storm henk. at least the prospects are a little bit drier. full forecast on breakfast. good morning. it's wednesday, 3rd january. our main story. junior doctors in england are about to begin a six day strike — the longest in nhs history. tens of thousands of routine operations and appointments are likely to be postponed as hospitals focus on emergency care. members of the doctors�* union, the bma, have asked for a 35% pay increase. the government says that is unrealistic. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. what do we want? fair pay!

when do we want it? now! _ a new year, but still no end in sight to the junior doctors�* pay dispute, which started last spring. the six day walk—out is their longest yet, and comes in this first week of january, a notoriously tough time for hospitals, and they've been bracing themselves. i mean, it's unprecedented to have six days of strike. we've been preparing for this now for the last two weeks. 0ur teams feel ready and confident to cover the gaps, but we are really anxious and worried about how we're going to look after our patients during that period. this is no doubt the toughest strike the nhs has faced. but over the past 12 months a series of walk—outs by staff has resulted in well over a million cancelled appointments. and paul geoghegan�*s hip replacement is one of those. i got a telephone call eight days before the operation to say

that it had been affected by the doctors' strike. and, well, that was a bit... ..disappointing, to say the least. but they did then manage to arrange a replacement date. i know some youngsters, junior doctors, and sympathise with... ..with the cause. but obviously i'm on the other end, so it's a bit ofa bit ofa dilemma — where do i stand? so what could bring the strikes to an end? during recent talks, the government offered a 3% average pay rise from january, on top of the 9% average received byjunior doctors last year. but the british medical association wants steps towards a 35% rise to make up for below inflation increases since 2008. the offer that the government has given us means that a doctor in their first year is still getting paid £16 an hour, which is insufficient. it's not reflective of years of sacrifice that we've endured,

or pay cuts, and we're asking for that doctor to get paid £21 an hour. and we're not actually saying it has to be done all in one go. it can be done over several years. but the government says it will not negotiate while the doctors are striking. they picked this week, which we all know is one of the busiest weeks in the nhs' diary. we have coronavirus, we have flu, we have norovirus increasing, and it will have — we're very concerned about the consequences it will have, notjust for this week of industrial action, this six days, but also the consequences in the weeks following. nhs england says this has been one of the most difficult starts to the year. and with neither side backing down, there are likely to be more challenges ahead for patients. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. 0ur health correspondent, sharon barbour, joins us now from the royal victoria infirmary in newcastle. good morning. the longest walk out

in the history of the nhs. what impact will this have on patients? morning. well, it is darker in newcastle and this is a dark day for the nhs. a huge impact. tens of thousands ofjunior doctors will be walking out from around seven. they will be handing over to the consultants, who will take over theirjobs consultants, who will take over their jobs to consultants, who will take over theirjobs to a certain extent. many of the consultants are having to stop all surgery. most appointments have been cancelled. although there is a warning really to patients to say, do come in if you have a life or limb emergency. do contact 999 if you feel your life is threatened. those that haven't gotten an emergency, that are turning up at a&e, can expect very long wait. surgeons will be downing tools so to speak and going to the emergency departments to help. but there is

comms, as we have been hearing in that report, at the busiest time of the year for the that report, at the busiest time of the yearfor the nhs. —— this comms. even those most hardened nhs bosses are really worried. they are worried here in newcastle. the rbi is one of the busiest hospitals in the country. it has a major trauma centre. it takes patience in from the scottish borders and across cumbria. they say that the hospital is already full. they have seen an uptake in the number of flu patients. so they are worried. a huge impact. back to you. patients. 50 they are worried. a huge impact. back to you. sharon, thank yom — more of today's top stories now with jon, starting with what more we know about yesterday's plane crash in japan. unbelievable pictures, weren't they? absolutely staggering. an investigation is underway into what caused a passengerjet to crash into a coastguard aircraft on the runway at tokyo airport. five coastguard crew were killed. but everyone on the japan airlines plane was safely evacuated.

0ur asia correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this extraordinary footage caught on haneda airport's cctv system system shows the moment a japan airlines a350 struck a japanese coastguard plane that was, for some reason, on the same runway. thejet, with nearly 400 people on board, continues down the runway with flames now belching from the rear of the aircraft. more extraordinary footage taken by a passenger shows just how quickly the cabin filled with acrid smoke. but then what experts are describing as little short of miraculous. with frames rapidly engulfing the plane's fuselage, dozens of passengers can be seen sliding down escape chutes and running for their lives. all 379 passengers and crew on board escaped, some with minor injuries. tragically, the same is not true of the six crew on board the coastguard plane.

five are dead, the pilot survived, but with serious injuries. dozens of fire trucks poured foam and water onto the plane, but it continued to burn for hours. the question now is, how did this happen? how did two aircraft end up on the same runway at the same time at one of the world's busiest and most sophisticated airports? translation: we're checking whether i permission for a landing was given i by the airport control centre, and we are looking into communications that were exchanged, because this could have had an impact on the accident. i can't say more, but we are investigating. the evidence so far suggests the crash was caused by what is known as a runway incursion, a plane entering the runway by mistake, and because of a miscommunication. runway incursions have become more frequent in recent years as the world's airports have become busier and busier, and landing and take—off slots

are crowded closer and closer together. many aviation experts have been warning that it was only a matter of time before something like this was going to happen. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news in taipei. high winds and heavy rain have caused power cuts and travel disruption across england and wales. 62 people are now known to have died in the earthquake injapan. let's speak to our asia correspondent. good morning. it is so much for the authorities injapan to deal with, the earthquake and now there is a disaster out of the airport as well. but as far as the earthquake is concerned, have they never reached all the areas concerned? ha.

concerned, have they never reached all the areas concerned?— all the areas concerned? no. and actuall , all the areas concerned? no. and actually, aftershocks _ all the areas concerned? no. and actually, aftershocks and - all the areas concerned? no. and actually, aftershocks and tremors are further hampering those efforts. the earthquake struck on new year's day. it was a 7.6 magnitude earthquake. it struck along a narrow peninsula where there are quite small roads. so, from the very beginning the rescue operation has been really difficult for the rescuers to be able to reach all the people affected. lots of buildings flattened, lots of fires started. and there is one tiny town in the north of this peninsula, the noto peninsula, and the mayor of that town has said there is no buildings left standing. they are ulsletten. 0bviously left standing. they are ulsletten. obviously as time passes there is also concern that anybody who is trapped maynard survived the authorities are not able to reach them. our authorities are not able to reach them. 0urteams authorities are not able to reach them. our teams have been trying to access those places and the roads

are just too damaged. now heavy rain and landslides are a major threat with the weather conditions deteriorating there as well. thank ou for deteriorating there as well. thank you for the _ deteriorating there as well. thank you for the update. _ deteriorating there as well. thank you for the update. hundreds - deteriorating there as well. thank you for the update. hundreds of l you for the update. hundreds of flood warnings remain in place this morning after high winds and heavy rain across england and wales. it's estimated that around 38,000 properties were without power as storm henk swept across the country. louisa pilbeam reports. storm henk is the eighth named storm to have battered the uk in the last three months, bringing powerful winds, flooding and travel misery. gale force winds swept in from the south—west, making life difficult for drivers disembarking from this ferry in dorset, while wind speeds tops 94 mph in the isle of wight. in the bristol area squally showers took their toll on those outside. have we ever had as much rain as we have had this last few weeks? it's unbelievable.

i'm hanging onto this to keep myself steady! falling trees became a significant risk to life. this dog walker escaped by seconds. across the country roads were blocked and made travel difficult, causing multiple accidents. in 0rpington a woman was taken to hospital after being struck by a train. at london waterloo station passengers described the situation as chaos, as trains were cancelled from late afternoon and delays continued into the night. this was due to damage to cables and flooding in places like birmingham. 38,000 households were without power as up to a0 millimetres of rain fell in places. the national grid were on the case in wales. there is a lot of rain, notjust in the worcestershire area, but of course in wales and the river catchment as well, so thatjust going to come one way — down to us. so, i think we could see some

significant impacts as the week goes on, and we need to be very, very vigilant. no weather warnings remain today, but there are more than 300 flood alerts, and authorities are warning that travel will continue to be disrupted. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. matt will have the latest weather in a few minutes. the founder of the kids company charity, camila batmanghelidjh, has died at the age of 61. she was a high profile campaigner for disadvantaged young people, and was known for her colourful outfits. she stepped down from her charity in 2015, amid allegations of financial mismanagement, but was later cleared of any wrongdoing. her family described her as an "endless source of inspiration". there's been another attack on a cargo ship in the red sea, despite the presence of a us—led naval protection force. three explosions were reported close to the unnamed vessel, but there was no damage. the crew are said to be safe. two of the world's biggest shipping firms,

maersk and hapag—lloyd, are using alternative routes following attacks by houthi rebels in yemen. lebanon has accused israel of trying to ignite a regional war, by killing a senior hamas leader in a drone strike in beirut. the israeli military has not confirmed whether it was behind the explosion, but described it as a "surgical strike". we'rejoined by our middle east correspondent yolande knell. what kind of impact because this surgical strike have?— surgical strike have? well, there are real fears _ surgical strike have? well, there are real fears now _ surgical strike have? well, there are real fears now about - surgical strike have? well, there are real fears now about a - surgical strike have? well, there are real fears now about a wider| are real fears now about a wider regional escalation in fighting in israel's war against tomas. —— hamas. what we saw from this footage from lebanon yesterday shows a drone strike on a building in the southern suburbs of beirut. this is an area thatis suburbs of beirut. this is an area that is a stronghold of the powerful lebanese armed group. of the

palestinian faction, hamas, lebanese armed group. of the palestinianfaction, hamas, had its office there. we are told seven people were killed altogether, including this man, saleh al—arouri, the deputy head, who was the deputy head, of hamas. a very senior figure. the most seniorfigure in hamas it to be killed since they carried out those 0ctober attacks on israel. israel has neither confirmed nor denied its involvement but we have had us defence officials saying to the us media that it was responsible. lebanon was very quick to point the finger at israel, of course, and it said that it was trying to ignite a regional conflict. we have the lebanese prime minister saying that really lebanon was being dragged into a wider confrontation with israel by this. we are waiting to hear more later today from his brother mac. there is a thread that it could respond to this with longer range missiles that

we have seen it use in the recent fighting with israel as well. thank you. the teenager who has become a sensation in the world of darts, has become the youngest player ever to reach the final of the pdc world championship. 16—year—old luke littler beat the former champion, rob cross, by six sets to two in their semi—final at alexandra palace in london. littler plays luke humphries in the final tonight. at half past six we will be chatting to the professional darts player andy hamilton, who knew him when he was even younger than he is now. we will speak to some of his old friends who have played with him over the years. the sense of goodwill and support in that room at ally pally, unbelievable. you've got to feel a bit sorry for his opponent, haven't you? no. you have, but there is such a

sense ofjourney no. you have, but there is such a sense of journey and no. you have, but there is such a sense ofjourney and inevitability. he was so composed and in control. 16. unbelievable. i6. unbelievable. thank goodness it ended when it did. we both needed to get a little bit more sleep than we ended up getting my thing. matt is nodding. you had a late night as well. morning. night as well. mornin. _ ,., ., ., night as well. morninu. ., ~ ., ., morning. good morning. and another one to come — morning. good morning. and another one to come tonight! _ morning. good morning. and another one to come tonight! certainly - morning. good morning. and another one to come tonight! certainly worth | one to come tonight! certainly worth it. what an effect match. —— epic match. the weather has been a big talking point. the good news today is the winds have now eased across most parts of the uk. the bad news is flooding will be ongoing. we have one severe flood warning, immediate danger to life on the river nene. there are more than 300 flood warnings across england, wales and scotland. there will be further impacts from that. even the weather conditions have actually got a little bit better. some persistent rain at the moment. this is the radar chart where it has been falling. in the

north—east of scotland. longer spells of showery rain putting into the western isles and the western highlands. a mixture of sunny spells and showers for england and wales and showers for england and wales and to a certain degree in northern ireland. breezy across the far south. winds gusting at a0 to 50 mph through the english channel. the showers will be on the move quite quickly. temperatures down a little bit on yesterday. pretty windy towards 0rkney and shetland. shetland could see some snow mixed in with some of the rain we see today. a little bit of snow on the tops of the health in scotland. the north—east is drier as we go towards the evening rush hour. wet in the west. showers more frequent further south. could be heavy and thundery around the coasts. but overall, the commute home will not be quite as stormy as the one yesterday. into tonight, further outbreaks of rain across scotland, fewer showers further south, clearer skies, a little bit cooler. still some good news in the forecast. the outlook is

looking much drier towards the end of the week. thanks, matt. a bit drier. welcome news. at last. let's take a look at today's papers. the guardian has an exclusive on its front page today, let's take a look at today's papers. the guardian has an exclusive on its front page today, saying that half the uk's teenagers feel addicted to social media. it quotes findings in the millennium cohort study, which the paper claims will add to the evidence that many people feel they've lost control of their digital media use. the i reports that a 202a mortgage price war has begun, saying lenders have been forced to act in the face of a sluggish housing market. the daily mirror leads on the post office scandal, which has been depicted in a new four—part itv drama, mr bates vs the post office. it reports that workers are still waiting to be paid out, four years after winning their case.

ben will have more on that story in the next 20 minutes. and, �*the boy doner good' is the headline on the sun today, as the paper celebrates kebab—loving teenager luke littler making it through to today's world darts championship final. it has got us thinking this morning, hasn't it? so many people seem to have been inspired by him and are loving the darts. have you ever watched dad to were you watching it? what was your 16—year—old doing last night? where they earning £200,000? stop your homework right now and get the dartboard out. maybe you have got the dartboard out for the first time in years and you are enjoying having a go again inspired by luke. get in touch in the usual ways this morning. there are lots of teenager stories

around today. we saw that in the paper review, the idea that half british teens feel addicted to social media. notjust teenagers. it is so difficult. but also, two in five under 25s refused to touch a table, is the headline, but basically saying that young people, 39% of them are describing themselves as nondrinkers. those are people under the age of 25. that contrasts really quite starkly with people over the age of 55. it is about a quarter of people who say they are nondrinkers. it is quite interesting, the difference in generations. a lot of the papers have got advice about dry january. watching the darts is not conducive to dry january right now. i don't think many people in ally pally are on dryjanuary. you are watching bbc breakfast. thank you forjoining us. the time now is 21 minutes past six. six women who met under the most

difficult circumstances, call themselves the angel mums — each has lost a child to brain cancer. but what started as a group to provide support during unimaginable grief, has transformed into something much more. fi lamdin has their story. smile, george. ah! and time for swimming. you always think that you'll be able to help your child through anything. that's the hardest thing. you'd swap with them in an instant. in april 2021, aged just 12, george suddenly developed headaches and started being sick. three weeks later, after a ten hour

operation, doctors removed a six centimetre tumour. we received a phone call from addenbrooke's to tell us that we needed to come in and see them for to discuss the results. i asked, should we bring george to that appointment? and they said, yes, bring him along, we'd love to meet him, that would be great. so my husband and i, our response was that obviously it must be good news. george was asked to sit outside a room for a little while, while my husband and i were talking to the doctors. and at that point they told us that he had — it was not good news — he had a glioblastoma. not to try and google it. he had 12 to 15 months to live. there was no treatment for him. he was texting me and say, "mum, i'm really scared. "what are they saying? "why are you so long?" we were told to tell george that he had cancer and be honest, and they wanted us to tell him that he was dying. but we refused to do that because he was just 12 years old. after being told this devastating news,

what did you say to him? we were honest and said that he had cancer, but we just wanted him to have a positive outlook. and we knew how terrified we'd be if we knew we had a terminal brain tumour. so we didn't want that for our little boy. hi, how are you? another mum who knows exactly what it's like is nicky. she lives around the corner. her son shay was also 13 when he died from a brain tumour. we've got a fantastic support network of friends and family, but i think knowing these ladies have gone through exactly what we've been through, that their children have gone through what our children have gone through, i think that's a great comfort. i think i'm just going to shut my eyes and pretend i'm at thorpe park.

yeah, but you'll not be, like, 12,000 feet in the air. i know. oh, my god. 0k. desperate to raise money to improve research and treatments, a few months ago, they alljumped out of a plane. we're all really scared of heights, so i've never in a million years — i can't even stand on a chair. we thought we'd be close to our children in heaven. it was a bit of a special moment, just coming together with other mums to try and raise awareness as well, because these mums are such incredible ladies. i can laugh and cry, and be myself, and know that these ladies understand my pain. and louise and nicky end of the other mums willjoin us later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. a woman remains in hospital after being hit by a tree in 0rpington during yesterday's storm. london fire brigade received a large number of calls as storm henk hit the capital, bringing down a large number of trees, solar panels and scaffolding, like here in greenwich. in eltham, emergency workers removed these fallen trees at 0xleas woods. commuters also faced widespread travel disruption on trains out of euston, paddington, victoria and waterloo. network say platform six at east croydon station remains closed this morning and is warning passengers of further disruption across the southern and thameslink network today. junior doctors across london will begin six days of industrial action later this morning in their long—running dispute over pay. the latest strike, which begins in about half an hour, will be the longest continuous

stretch of industrial action in the history of the nhs. we will have more on this national strike throughout the morning. council staff in harlow are carrying out extra checks this week on a block of flats at the centre of a gas scare. three families were asked to go to hospital as a precaution after firefighters found high levels of carbon monoxide at edmunds tower on saturday. the council says housing officers will be speaking to other residents later. transport for london is advising customers there will be severe disruption across the tube network next week, if a planned strike by rmt members goes ahead. they say there will be little or no service between sunday the 7th ofjanuary until the morning of friday the 12th. let's take a look at the tubes. there's no service on the district line between turnham green and richmond. no service between willesden junction and richmond on the 0verground.

also has severe delays between gospel 0ak and clapham junction due to damaged overhead power lines. now the weather with kate. good morning. yesterday, storm henk brought a wind gust of 69mph to heathrow airport. today, the storm is out towards the east of the uk. low pressure still in charge to the north of scotland, though, bringing some blustery, heavy showers for us, but some brighter spells mixed in there, too. the wind is not as strong as yesterday, but it is still fairly breezy, that south—westerly wind. the showers that move through, moving through quickly, but they could be quite heavy. temperatures still mild — i2 celsius the maximum. then overnight tonight, we still could see a few showers moving through. the wind still there, but starting to ease. some clearer spells, especially through the early hours of tomorrow morning, things start to settle. the minimum temperature cooler than last night — between a—6 celsius. for tomorrow, coming up from the south could see some rain for parts of surrey. further north — drier and clearer. but as we head towards friday and the weekend, high pressure builds, but it also brings in this cold air.

so the temperatures through the weekend are set to get colder. we could see some misty and foggy conditions in the morning. that's all. there's more on today's stories on the bbc news app and on bbc radio london. i'll be back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sarah campbell. there has been a tv drama on this week. mr bates vs the post office tells the true story of hundreds of sub—postmasters who were wrongly prosecuted for theft and false accounting. the real—life victims hoped this mini—series would raise more awareness of their fight forjustice. ben can tell us more.

it has been a long—running story. reminders of the background. it is one of those if you are watching it, not realising it was based on real life you would wonder how script writers came up with this, it is so extraordinary. but the point is it is based on real events and truly shocking. the post office horizon scandal as it's called is regarded as one of the greatest miscarriages ofjustice in british history. it's led to a public inquiry looking into what went wrong and who was ultimately responsible for so many people being wrongly accused of something they didn't do. the itv drama mr bates vs the post office follows the story of those involved. the post office follows let's take a look. the post office follows i the post office follows am a mother. i don't want prison. i am a mother. i don't want to go to rison. ~ . ~ . i am a mother. i don't want to go to rison. ~ . . ., i. i am a mother. i don't want to go to rison. ~ . . ., , ., prison. we are changing your plea. not guilty- — prison. we are changing your plea. not guilty- this — prison. we are changing your plea. not guilty. this time _ prison. we are changing your plea. not guilty. this time i _ prison. we are changing your plea. not guilty. this time i will - prison. we are changing your plea. not guilty. this time i will come i prison. we are changing your plea. not guilty. this time i will come to j not guilty. this time i will come to court _ not guilty. this time i will come to court with— not guilty. this time i will come to court with you _ not guilty. this time i will come to court with you. if— not guilty. this time i will come to court with you-— court with you. if you are thinking of auoin court with you. if you are thinking of going to _ court with you. if you are thinking of going to court, _ court with you. if you are thinking of going to court, just _ court with you. if you are thinking of going to court, just be - court with you. if you are thinking

of going to court, just be careful. | of going to court, just be careful. there are people here who have done time~ _ there are people here who have done time~ we _ there are people here who have done time. we have all lost our businesses and our savings. the question— businesses and our savings. the question is, _ businesses and our savings. the question is, what are we going to do atrout— question is, what are we going to do about it? _ question is, what are we going to do about it? the question is, what are we going to do about it? ., , ., , ., about it? the other question is how it bean in about it? the other question is how it began in real— about it? the other question is how it began in real life. _ let me take you back. in 1999, the post office rolled out a computer system called horizon, supplied by the japanese company fujitsu. it was used for things like transactions, accounting and stocktaking. soon after, there were complaints about bugs in the system after shortfalls were reported, sometimes amounting to many thousands of pounds. some sub—postmasters tried to plug the gap with their own money, even re—mortgaging their homes in some cases to try to correct an error. between 2000 and 201a, more than 700 branch managers were given criminal convictions when what turned out to be

faulty accounting software made it look as though cash was missing from their sites. and it wasn't until 2019 that the post office leadership finally acknowledged the wide scope of the errors which was a real turning point in this whole saga. where are we now? well, a public inquiry is still taking place with the full findings expected in early 2025. so far, only 93 convictions have been quashed. and the battle for compensation for those affected is far from over. then of course there's the big question of accountability. while the public inquiry doesn't have the power to punish people. the crown prosecution service is keeping a watchful eye over proceedings. james hartley is a lawyer who has helped 555 sub—postmaster victims. first of all, how can this have happened in the uk, in a government—owned corporate, which is what the public inquiry will help to get to the bottom of. but it's the obvious next question — who is accountable and how are they going to pay for this?

now, it is true to say that some senior individuals within the post office and, to a degree, fujitsu are paying a price in terms of their reputations completely in tatters and they have lost their careers, but is that enough? in the eyes of many that is not enough. the post office says it's deeply sorry and doing all it can to right the wrongs of the past. adding that it fully shares the aims of the current public inquiry, set up to establish what went wrong and who was responsible. many questions remain unanswered. and almost 20 years on from when this all first started, the fight for justice continues. sub—postmasters and postmistresses hope this itv drama will increase the pressure on the government to pay full compensation to those who are still waiting. thank you.

he has only gone and done it. was it ever in doubt? it did not feel like it. he had a shaky start, luke littler, but then, was not fazed by anything. for a flicker of the moment... he had incredible focus and confidence. his dream run continues into the final. it will be a busy morning that we will be at a pub where he played regularly and speak to people who know him well and a professional darts player to assess how he is doing what he is doing. darts must be delighted. he has brought so many new fans. the buzz created around darts. i imagine people will be digging out their own darts board and saying let's give it a go. that is the message of the inspiring story he is

producing. shall we remind ourselves how he did it? this dream run continues. he actually lost the first set of his semifinal, but look at his accuracy. he showed no signs of being flustered, as he came back to beat rob cross, who is another former champion. now the youngest world darts finalist, overtaking the previous holder who was 21. and despite all the interest and attention, remains so calm ahead of the final later. there is no pressure. it is my first time being here and i am still here. i will take it game by game. i do not have any gcses. young darts players, hopefully they do look up to me and if you practise you can be where i am.

we're joined by professional darts player andy hamilton. he first met luke at a tournament five years ago, when he was 11. did you know then he was capable of doing what he is doing now? yes. he roaressed doing what he is doing now? yes. he progressed as _ doing what he is doing now? yes. he progressed as a _ doing what he is doing now? yes. he progressed as a youngster. - doing what he is doing now? yes. he progressed as a youngster. we - doing what he is doing now? yes. he progressed as a youngster. we have | progressed as a youngster. we have the ability. he has the experience now of playing all the top players. making his way in life. he has done so well. his ability, it has always been there. it is now about the experience he has got. he been there. it is now about the experience he has got.- been there. it is now about the experience he has got. he has been -la in: u- experience he has got. he has been playing up through _ experience he has got. he has been playing up through the _ experience he has got. he has been playing up through the age - experience he has got. he has been playing up through the age ranges l playing up through the age ranges from a young age. you came across him when he was 11. how do older players feel when they are being beaten by a guy of his age? i think it is like an — beaten by a guy of his age? i think it is like an adult _ beaten by a guy of his age? i think it is like an adult and _

beaten by a guy of his age? i think it is like an adult and child - beaten by a guy of his age? i think it is like an adult and child kind - it is like an adult and child kind of thing. people don't want it to happen but it is happening. it is hard to take on board what he is doing. he could be the next phil taylor. time will tell. but at the moment he is playing like he is phil taylor. moment he is playing like he is phil ta lor. , , . ., taylor. darts is unique. we have seen the pictures _ taylor. darts is unique. we have seen the pictures of— taylor. darts is unique. we have seen the pictures of the - taylor. darts is unique. we have - seen the pictures of the atmosphere created at alexandra palace and you have to content with that and stay cool have to content with that and stay cool. is it unprecedented, how he can deal with that stage at the age of 16? ~ .,, , can deal with that stage at the age of16? , ., , , of 16? most definitely. youngsters at 16, they would _ of 16? most definitely. youngsters at 16, they would not _ of 16? most definitely. youngsters at 16, they would not cope - of 16? most definitely. youngsters at 16, they would not cope with . of 16? most definitely. youngsters | at 16, they would not cope with this pressure. i have been on that stage and know what it feels like and what you have to contend with. the crowd, the occasion, you know what you are playing for, but it has not fazed him. you take it —— he is taking it on the chin and enjoying it and that is the main part, enjoyment. what is the main part, en'oyment. what will it do is the main part, en'oyment. what win it do huh is the main part, en'oyment. what will it do for darts? — is the main part, enjoyment. what will it do for darts? when - is the main part, enjoyment. what will it do for darts? when a - is the main part, enjoyment. what will it do for darts? when a person presents themselves doing something

unique, and we have seen people swept up in it all over the past weeks, what will this do for darts? will we see an increase in the number of people perhaps returning to the game and starting it for the first time? u. , first time? most definitely. the ounu first time? most definitely. the ouna lad first time? most definitely. the young lad who _ first time? most definitely. the young lad who is _ first time? most definitely. the young lad who is showing - first time? most definitely. the young lad who is showing how. young lad who is showing how capability wise, any age can do it. at a younger age you can do it. at the time and dedication, the practice, you can get anywhere in life. and darts itself, it is blown out of the water. the following it has had. it out of the water. the following it has had. . out of the water. the following it has had. , ., , , has had. it is absolutely ridiculous. _ has had. it is absolutely ridiculous. i— has had. it is absolutely ridiculous. i have - has had. it is absolutely ridiculous. i have to - has had. it is absolutely ridiculous. i have to askj has had. it is absolutely - ridiculous. i have to ask how you would prepare for a big match. we know about the kebabs luke littler enjoys when he wins. he says he will start the day as always, cheese and ham hock omelette, pizza at lunchtime before practising. how did you gear up? would you start with an

omelette, pizza for lunch?— omelette, pizza for lunch? probably. as ou omelette, pizza for lunch? probably. as you start — omelette, pizza for lunch? probably. as you start the _ omelette, pizza for lunch? probably. as you start the world _ omelette, pizza for lunch? probably. as you start the world championship you start getting superstitious and try to do the same thing, same ritual so you do not change anything. today will be the same as yesterday for him. it is just a bigger moment today. one last game. he can do it. he bigger moment today. one last game. he can do it— he can do it. he looks like he is back in front _ he can do it. he looks like he is back in front of _ he can do it. he looks like he is back in front of the _ he can do it. he looks like he is back in front of the board - he can do it. he looks like he is back in front of the board he - he can do it. he looks like he is| back in front of the board he was playing, starting out on the magnetic board as a youngster. we are looking at those pictures now. when you look at him throwing darts as he was to where he is it is an unbelievable story. i as he was to where he is it is an unbelievable story.— unbelievable story. i think it is one of those _ unbelievable story. i think it is one of those stories _ unbelievable story. i think it is one of those stories that - unbelievable story. i think it is one of those stories that is - unbelievable story. i think it is. one of those stories that is hard unbelievable story. i think it is - one of those stories that is hard to believe. it one of those stories that is hard to believe. . one of those stories that is hard to believe. , . ., , . ., believe. it is fantastic. i love the fact his mother— believe. it is fantastic. i love the fact his mother has _ believe. it is fantastic. i love the fact his mother has documented | believe. it is fantastic. i love the i fact his mother has documented it every step of the way. it is great

to speak to you. as always. thank you for giving your thoughts. i know you for giving your thoughts. i know you will be watching.— you will be watching. thank you, john, you will be watching. thank you, john. take _ you will be watching. thank you, john, take care. _ you will be watching. thank you, john, take care. that _ you will be watching. thank you, john, take care. that is - you will be watching. thank you, john, take care. that is andy - john, take care. that is andy hamilton _ john, take care. that is andy hamilton reflecting - john, take care. that is andy hamilton reflecting on - john, take care. that is andy hamilton reflecting on an - hamilton reflecting on an unbelievable few weeks for luke littler and the story continues tonight. couple of other sport stories this morning. celtic still have an eight point lead at the top of the scottish premiership. they beat st mirren to head into the winter break. greg taylor with their third in a 3—0 win. also wins for rangers, hearts and aberdeen. the only game in the premier league finished goalless between west ham and brighton. emma raducanu has been given direct entry to the australian open later this month. it's thought she'd have to qualify but following a series of withdrawals, she's been included in the main draw and is back out on court in preparation, as she preapres to play second seed elina svitolina in aukland tomorrow morning. elina svitolina in auckland tomorrow morning. let's return to the darts.

look at the buzz it's been creating. some great comments coming in last night. andy from birmingham says forget inspiring kids — littler is inspiring adults like me. the first time i've watched in years and will be getting my darts out the loft tomorrow. and sinead in leeds asks if we will get a national holiday if he wins! "this kid don't need chilli sauce on that kebab, he's already on fire," says gazza in norwich. and how about this for a bold statement? tom from new york city — it isa it is a bold claim from time. it is a bold claim from time. i love that. tom from new york city. amazing. and we want your comments if you have had a direct connection with

darts or have a love of it revived through the experience of luke littler at the championships. archaeologists have unearthed a rare medieval cemetery not far from the end of the runway at cardiff airport. at least 70 graves have been discovered, which are thought to date back to the 6th or 7th century. so far, 18 of the graves have been excavated and included several unusual artefacts. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. uncovering a medieval mystery. just outside of cardiff, archaeologists have discovered a graveyard they think is 1500 years old. just outside of cardiff, archaeologists have discovered a graveyard they think is 1500 years old. the bodies buried so long ago are giving an insight into a period

we know little about. what's being revealed is baffling the archaeologists. it's really rare to have a site like this. each one of these is a grave, and the team of excavated 18, so far, but they think there could be more than 70 at this site. now they're all aligned in the same position, running from east to west. and in some of them, the skeletons are flat on their backs with their legs outstretched. but in others, like this one over here, the skeleton is in a really unusual crouching position. why this is isn't clear. were burial practices are changing over time? changing over time? or was there something else marking these people out as different? the skeletons are some of the best preserved. we're actually very, very lucky with that. and this particular individual is one of our better preserved ones on the site as a whole. the skeletons are being carefully excavated and they're already providing clues about how these people lived and died. as bones get cleaned, we'll find pathologies. they can tell us about health, tell us, in some cases, about work. we have some teeth that are very worn in kind of a funny way that might indicate the use of teeth as tools — maybe for textile work,

leatherwork, basketry, where they're pulling something through their front teeth. so, all together, we'll have a really good not only life history of these people, but also a community history. got something that looks like glass. pick it out carefully. what's being found alongside the skeletons is posing even more of a puzzle. it is glass. a shard of fine french glass has just been discovered. hopefully, the rim from a cone beaker. so which would have looked like an ice cream cone and it probably was imported alongside wine in barrels from the bordeaux region of france. a really nice find. it's just one of an array of artifacts from fragments of pottery, perhaps from north africa, to a tiny carved peg. this little object is manufactured from animal bone. it could be a peg for fora gaming board.

kind of cribbage or some sort of game? yes, yes. a medieval version. yes, something like that. it suggests people were coming to the cemetery to meet up, eat and drink — the living and the dead existing together. we tend to think of graveyards as sort of enclosed spaces that we don't really go to, but they probably would have been quite central to life in the past. and it's notjust a place where people are being buried, but it's a place where communities are coming together. they are burying their dead, but they're also undertaking other forms of activity and social practice, including eating and drinking and feasting. no nearby settlement has yet been found and the dig is creating a perplexing picture. the items unearthed in the cemetery suggest wealth — that the people there were of high status. that's what we're trying to find out as part of our work is what exactly is going on, who are these people being buried here? the people interred here have access to very high—quality imported goods

that you can only get through trading or exchange networks with people with a lot of wealth to bring it here. this unusual cemetery is just starting to give up its secrets. archaeologists have onlyjust begun to scratch the surface. they hope their excavation will reveal much more — not only about each individual buried there, but also about the medieval way of life that's remained an enigma for so long. rebecca morelle, bbc news, cardiff. i love the fact you can know 1500 years ago they were importing wine from bordeaux and playing games. it brings it to life. you can see more on digging for britain on bbc two at 8pm tomorrow night. the full series is also available on iplayer.

if you are wondering why the weather was so amazing in cardiff, it is because they did that in the summer and it had an embargo until the programme went out tonight. but the reality of the weather at the moment is less than favourable. it is probably — is less than favourable. it is probably a _ is less than favourable. it is probably a buggy _ is less than favourable. it 3 probably a buggy mess there at the moment. i start with brighter news today because after those problems yesterday, getting across the country, today not as windy and wet. some rain. but mainly showers. and a little bit of sunshine. storm henk made an impact in terms of the wind. exeter airport among the windy spots. 81 mph gusts recorded there. the wind impacting travel later in the day. the wind has eased but the impact from the rain is ongoing with warnings creeping up across parts of england and wales, where we have a

severe flood warning. one east of northampton and another by tenby. the worst of the persistent rain has cleared. storm henk will give problems around parts of northern europe today. here, we extend to this area of low pressure, not as stormy. but in orkney, shetland, the english channel, windy, up to 50 mph. persistent rain in north—east to scotland this morning and showers elsewhere. you might be caught by downpours. some could be thundering around the coast. fast moving with the wind in the south. central areas, slow moving. it means some will avoid them altogether where they are fast moving. a cooler night tonight. rain in parts of scotland. the odd shower elsewhere. temperatures widely down to single figures tonight. some spots could

wake up to a little bit of frost tomorrow. tomorrow, a bright start in much of england and wales with showers in the lord. showers fewer in scotland and northern ireland. the channel islands, rain in the morning. in the afternoon, it could get close to the south—east of england around sussex and kent. temperatures continue to drop. but still above normal. this system could bring rain to the south—east corner late thursday but clearing through to friday. still a broad area of low pressure on friday so showers popping up. some could be heavy particularly in the north and west of the country. cloudy in eastern areas but i think we should all see sunshine at some point. temperatures 6—8 and getting closer to where we should be injanuary. into the weekend, high—pressure building. joining forces from the

south. and this brings in colder air. not desperately cold at this stage but it means we will start to see a change in weather conditions. with high—pressure building, it will put a cap on the atmosphere and stop rain clouds building up. compared to what we have had, from this weekend, through the space of a week, most will spend the bulk of the time drying. nights colder with frost and fog. by day, some sunshine. and with flood warnings around, very little rain is flood warnings around, very little rain is the flood warnings around, very little rain is the crucial flood warnings around, very little rain is the crucial thin-. rain is the crucial thing. not a drop. it has been a while. ijust covered that up.— not a drop. it has been a while. ijust covered that up. inafew in a few minutes, junior doctors in england begin the longest consecutive strike action in nhs

history. health bosses are warning patients that the six—day strike will have a significant impact on almost all routine care. we're joined now by sirjulian hartley from nhs providers. in the grand structure of the nhs, nhs providers is what? we represent all nhs trusts — nhs providers is what? we represent all nhs trusts in _ nhs providers is what? we represent all nhs trusts in the _ nhs providers is what? we represent all nhs trusts in the english - nhs providers is what? we represent all nhs trusts in the english nhs. - nhs providers is what? we represent all nhs trusts in the english nhs. a l all nhs trusts in the english nhs. a six—day strike, how will it affect the trusts? it six-day strike, how will it affect the trusts?— six-day strike, how will it affect the trusts? it will be tough. it is a significant _ the trusts? it will be tough. it is a significant moment. _ the trusts? it will be tough. it is a significant moment. it - the trusts? it will be tough. it is a significant moment. it is - the trusts? it will be tough. it is| a significant moment. it is about the scale and duration. the longest strike we have faced. junior doctors are an important part of the nhs. this week, i ran a trust and it is without doubt the toughest week the nhs faces, immediately after christmas and new year, because of the pressure, demand, and of course

we have influenza, covid, which will put pressure on organisations at a time when they are working incredibly hard to reduce waiting lists and times for patients. an impact on patients will be significant. the majority of planned operations and appointments will be stood down. consultants will be covering the work ofjunior doctors. at a time when there is a lot of covid and flew about, it can affect staff so the challenge of filling rotors will be significant for a lot. . . rotors will be significant for a lot. , . ., . ., lot. explain the importance of “unior lot. explain the importance of junior doctors _ lot. explain the importance of junior doctors and _ lot. explain the importance of junior doctors and what - lot. explain the importance of- junior doctors and what proportion they would be expecting to be treated by?— they would be expecting to be treated by? they would be expecting to be treated b 7, ., ., ., , ., treated by? junior doctor does not do 'ustice treated by? junior doctor does not do justice as _ treated by? junior doctor does not do justice as a _ treated by? junior doctor does not do justice as a term _ treated by? junior doctor does not do justice as a term to _ treated by? junior doctor does not do justice as a term to the - treated by? junior doctor does not do justice as a term to the range l do justice as a term to the range and scale of whatjunior doctors do. through to those who have just finished university and they are in theirfirstjobs to very

finished university and they are in their firstjobs to very experienced senior registrars. the scale of the work they do is enormous. they are a critical part of the service. i have worked with many greatjunior doctors. they do a huge range of work. they take on significant responsibilities. they are a crucial part of the nhs and many patients will initially always be assessed, treated byjunior doctors. they treated by junior doctors. they represent treated byjunior doctors. they represent a significant part of the nhs workforce, which is why this strike will have such consequences in terms of its impact and why at a time when the nhs is already under enormous pressure, given what it needs to do to reduce waiting times and to get patients out of hospital quickly. and pressure on emergency care. at this time of year, they are probably the greatest in the nhs calendar. we are deeply concerned

about the impact in the coming days. with that pressure in mind. patricia was in touch from newcastle and says can someone tell me when lives are at risk like disk and the nhs struggling so much, why does the government not bring in military medical teams to assist? it is an important _ medical teams to assist? it is an important point. _ medical teams to assist? it is an important point. it _ medical teams to assist? it is an important point. it is _ medical teams to assist? it is an important point. it is important. medical teams to assist? it is an l important point. it is important to say in a case where the hospital is under enormous pressure and needs to move to the highest level of escalation, there is provision for thejunior escalation, there is provision for the junior doctors escalation, there is provision for thejunior doctors to escalation, there is provision for the junior doctors to come back into the junior doctors to come back into the hospital with agreement with the bma. that is a process that is reviewed four times every day during the days of strike action. it is important... there are good relationships between the bma and hospitals locally and to make sure that if any hospital reaches a critical level of pressure there is

a means by which they can flag attached to the bma and junior doctors can come back into work to deliver and address those enormous pressures. deliver and address those enormous ressures. ., , , deliver and address those enormous ressures. . , , , pressures. inevitably, patients will be worried about _ pressures. inevitably, patients will be worried about safety _ pressures. inevitably, patients will be worried about safety over - pressures. inevitably, patients will be worried about safety over the l be worried about safety over the next six days and whether it is possible, like you say you have planning in place. but they will still be worried.— planning in place. but they will still be worried. absolutely right. the nhs is _ still be worried. absolutely right. the nhs is fully _ still be worried. absolutely right. the nhs is fully focused, - still be worried. absolutely right. the nhs is fully focused, the - still be worried. absolutely right. the nhs is fully focused, the keyj the nhs is fully focused, the key priority is patient safety and protecting that. that is why planning for this will have been going on for weeks. any kind of critical safety issues will get escalated and responded to and that is why there is that provision. we would encourage the bma, as i am sure they will respond positively to trusts in difficulty because patient safety is the top priority for all of us. . ~ safety is the top priority for all of us. . ,, i. safety is the top priority for all of us. . ~' ,, , safety is the top priority for all ofus. . ,, , . safety is the top priority for all ofus. . , . . of us. thank you very much. we will hear from the _

of us. thank you very much. we will hear from the junior _ of us. thank you very much. we will hear from the junior doctors - of us. thank you very much. we will hear from the junior doctors in - hear from the junior doctors in about half an hour. if you have questions, get in touch. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a good morning — welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. junior doctors in london will begin six days of industrial action in the next few minutes — the longest in nhs history. thousands of routine operations and appointments are expected to be postponed, as hospitals focus on emergency care. members of the doctors' union, the bma, have asked for a 35% pay—rise, but the government says that is unrealistic. network rail say disruption to southern and thamelsink services will continue for part of the morning, following storm henk, which hit the capital yesterday afternoon. gusts of up to 69mph brought down scaffolding, like here in greenwich, as well as solar panals and trees. a woman remains in hospital after being hit by a falling tree in 0rpington. her condition is not thought to be life threatening.

council staff in harlow are carrying out extra checks this week on a block of flats at the centre of a gas scare. three families were asked to go to hospital as a precaution after fire fighters found high levels of carbon monoxide at edmunds tower on saturday. the council says housing officers will be speaking to other residents later. transport for london is advising customers there will be severe disruption across the tube network next week, if a planned strike by rmt members goes ahead. they say there will be little or no service between sunday the 7th ofjanuary until the morning of friday the 12th. let's take a look at the tubes now.

now onto the weather with kate. good morning. yesterday, storm henk brought a wind gust of 69mph to heathrow airport. today, the storm is out towards the east of the uk. low pressure still in charge to the north of scotland, though, bringing some blustery, heavy showers for us, but some brighter spells mixed in there, too. low pressure in charge. brighter spells mixed in there. the wind is not as strong as yesterday, but it is still fairly breezy, that south—westerly wind. the showers that move through, moving through quickly, but they could be quite heavy. temperatures still mild — 12 celsius the maximum. then overnight tonight, we still could see a few showers moving through. the wind still there, but starting to ease. some clearer spells, especially through the early hours of tomorrow morning, things start to settle. the minimum temperature cooler than last night — between a—6 celsius. for tomorrow, coming up from the south could see some rain for parts of surrey. further north — drier and clearer. but as we head towards friday and the weekend, high pressure builds, but it also brings in this cold air. so the temperatures through

the weekend are set to get colder. we could see some misty and foggy conditions in the morning. that's all from me. there's more on all of today's stories on the bbc news app — including tributes to camila batmanghelidjh, the founder of the charity kids company, who has died at the age of 61. i'll be back with you in half an hour. good morning, welcome

to breakfast withjon kay and sarah campbell. our headlines today. junior doctors in england go on strike for six days — the longest walk—out in the history of the nhs. significant disruption expected across england. thousands of appointments are being cancelled. but if you have a medical emergency you should still call 999. investigators search for answers after a plane burst into flames as it landed on a runway in tokyo — they've said it's miraculous that 379 people escaped. storm henk batters parts of england and wales, leaving flooding, power outages and transport disruption in its wake. in sport, he's done it — luke littler�*s dream run continues as the 16—year—old becomes the youngest person to reach tonight's world darts final.

the flood warnings may be creeping up the flood warnings may be creeping up but at least there is not as much rain around. the winds are lighter and the outlook is looking drier. details on breakfast. good morning. it's wednesday, the 3rd of january. our main story. in the past few minutes, junior doctors in england have commenced the longest consecutive strike in nhs history, in a dispute over pay and working conditions. tens of thousands of routine operations and appointments are likely to be postponed as a result of six days of industrial action, as hospitals focus on emergency care. members of the doctors' union, the bma, have asked for a 35% pay—rise — which the government says is unrealistic. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! _ a new year, but still no end in sight to the junior doctors'

pay dispute, which started last spring. the six day walk—out is their longest yet, and comes in this first week of january, a notoriously tough time for hospitals, and they've been bracing themselves. i mean, it's unprecedented to have six days of strike. we've been preparing for this now for the last two weeks. our teams feel ready and confident to cover the gaps, but we are really anxious and worried about how we're going to look after our patients during that period. this is no doubt the toughest strike the nhs has faced. but over the past 12 months a series of walk—outs by staff has resulted in well over a million cancelled appointments. and paul geoghegan's hip replacement is one of those. i got a telephone call eight days before the operation to say that it had been affected by the doctors' strike. and, well, that was a bit... ..disappointing, to say the least.

but they did then manage to arrange a replacement date. i know some youngsters, junior doctors, and sympathise with... ..with the cause. but obviously i'm on the other end, so it's a bit ofa bit ofa dilemma — where do i stand? so what could bring the strikes to an end? during recent talks, the government offered a 3% average pay rise from january, on top of the 9% average received byjunior doctors last year. but the british medical association wants steps towards a 35% rise to make up for below inflation increases since 2008. the offer that the government has given us means that a doctor in their first year is still getting paid £16 an hour, which is insufficient. it's not reflective of years of sacrifice that we've endured, or pay cuts, and we're asking for that doctor to get paid £21 an hour. and we're not actually saying

it has to be done all in one go. it can be done over several years. but the government says it will not negotiate while the doctors are striking. they picked this week, which we all know is one of the busiest weeks in the nhs' diary. we have coronavirus, we have flu, we have norovirus increasing, and it will have — we're very concerned about the consequences it will have, notjust for this week of industrial action, this six days, but also the consequences in the weeks following. nhs england says this has been one of the most difficult starts to the year. and with neither side backing down, there are likely to be more challenges ahead for patients. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. our health correspondent, sharon barbour, joins us now from the royal victoria infirmary in newcastle. what impact is this likely to have

on patients? in what impact is this likely to have on patients?— what impact is this likely to have on atients? . , , on patients? in the last few minutes the 'unior on patients? in the last few minutes the junior doctors _ on patients? in the last few minutes the junior doctors went _ on patients? in the last few minutes the junior doctors went on _ on patients? in the last few minutes the junior doctors went on strike, i the junior doctors went on strike, tens of thousands ofjunior doctors right across england. they will be handing over now to the consultants, who will be taking over. the impact will be huge for patients in the sense that appointments and operations have been cancelled, tens of thousands, and that will be an underestimate because many would not have been made once they knew the strike date. the waiting list is longer. but for patients arriving we can expect long waits in a&e for those who are not in emergency. the consultants and specialist doctors will not be doing their usual operations, but going to the emergency departments to take care of those patients, but long waits can be expected. potentially long waits for ambulances handing over. so, potentially delays to ambulance times as well. but emergency

patients should still call 999 if there is a life or limb emergency, and go to your appointment if it has not been cancelled.— not been cancelled. thank you. we will be talking _ not been cancelled. thank you. we will be talking to _ not been cancelled. thank you. we will be talking to a _ not been cancelled. thank you. we will be talking to a doctor- not been cancelled. thank you. we will be talking to a doctor and - will be talking to a doctor and speaking on behalf of the british medical association at about half past seven and putting those points to him about why this strike and why now. more of today's top stories now withjon — an investigation is underway into what caused a passenger plane to crash into a coastguard aircraft on the runway at tokyo airport. five coastguard crew were killed. but everyone on the japan airlines plane was safely evacuated. our asia correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this extraordinary footage caught on haneda airport's cctv system shows the moment a japan airlines a350 struck a japanese coastguard plane that was, for some reason, on the same runway.

thejet, with nearly a00 people on board, continues down the runway with flames now belching from the rear of the aircraft. more extraordinary footage taken by a passenger inside the plane shows just how quickly the cabin filled with acrid smoke. but then what experts are describing as little short of miraculous. with frames rapidly engulfing the plane's fuselage, dozens of passengers can be seen sliding down escape chutes and running for their lives. all 379 passengers and crew on board escaped, some with minor injuries. tragically, the same is not true of the six crew on board the coastguard plane. five are dead, the pilot survived, but with serious injuries. dozens of fire trucks poured foam and water onto the plane, but it continued to burn for hours. the question now is, how did this happen? how did two aircraft end up

on the same runway at the same time at one of the world's busiest and most sophisticated airports? translation: we're checking whether i permission for a landing was given i by the airport control centre, and we are looking into communications that were exchanged, because this could have had an impact on the accident. i can't say more, but we are investigating. the evidence so far suggests the crash was caused by what is known as a runway incursion, a plane entering the runway by mistake, or because of a miscommunication. runway incursions have become more frequent in recent years as the world's airports have become busier and busier, and landing and take—off slots are crowded closer and closer together. many aviation experts have been warning that it was only a matter of time before something like this was going to happen. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news in taipei. authorities in japan have warned of the risk

of landslides and heavy rain, as rescue workers continue to search for survivors following the new year's day earthquake. 62 people are now known to have died. let's speak now to our asia correspondent suranjana tewari. some rescue teams have not even been able to reach a lot of these areas? that's right. time is ticking on. we are reaching about a0 hours since the earthquake struck. and there have been a number of aftershocks, most recently today, on wednesday, in magnitude 5.5 tremor in that region. the peninsula where the earthquake struck is a narrow peninsula. it is not heavily populated. but the problem now is that roads have been damaged. and it's becoming even more increasingly difficult to reach. in one town the

mayor said almost all the buildings have now been flattened. they have not been able to reach the people who may or may not be under those buildings. who may or may not be under those buildinus. . ~ who may or may not be under those buildinus. . ,, i. who may or may not be under those buildinus. . ~' ,, , . buildings. thank you very much indeed for _ buildings. thank you very much indeed for that _ buildings. thank you very much indeed for that update. - hundreds of flood warnings remain in place this morning, after high winds and heavy rain across england and wales. it's estimated that around 38,000 properties were without power as storm henk swept across the country. louisa pilbeam reports. storm henk is the eighth named storm to have battered the uk in the last three months, bringing powerful winds, flooding and travel misery. gale force winds swept in from the south—west, making life difficult for drivers disembarking from this ferry in dorset, while wind speeds topped 9a mph in the isle of wight. in the bristol area squally showers took their toll on those outside. have we ever had as much rain

as we have had this last few weeks? it's unbelievable. i'm hanging onto this to keep myself steady! falling trees became a significant risk to life. this dog walker escaped by seconds. across the country roads were blocked and made travel difficult, causing multiple accidents. in 0rpington a woman was taken to hospital after being struck by a tree. at london waterloo station passengers described the situation as chaos, as trains were cancelled from late afternoon and delays continued into the night. this was due to damage to cables and flooding in places like birmingham. 38,000 households were without power as up to a0 millimetres of rain fell in places. the national grid were on the case in wales. there is a lot of rain, notjust in the worcestershire area, but of course in wales and the river catchment as well, so thatjust going to come one way — down to us. so, i think we could see some significant impacts as the week

goes on, and we need to be very, very vigilant. no weather warnings remain today, but there are more than 300 flood alerts, and authorities are warning that travel will continue to be disrupted. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. in the next few minutes matt will be able to tell us if we are going to dry out at all in the days ahead. the founder of the kids company charity, camila batmanghelidjh, has died at the age of 61. she was a high—profile campaigner for disadvantaged young people, and was known for her colourful clothes. she stepped down from her charity in 2015 amid allegations of financial mismanagement, but was later cleared of any wrongdoing. her family described her as an "endless source of inspiration". there's been another attack on a cargo ship in the red sea, despite the presence of a us—led naval protection force. three explosions were reported close to the unnamed vessell, but there was no damage. the crew are said to be safe.

two of the world's biggest shipping firms, maersk and hapag—lloyd, are using alternative routes following attacks by houthi rebels in yemen. lebanon has accused israel of trying to ignite a regional war by killing a senior hamas leader in a drone—strike in beirut. the israeli military has not confirmed whether it was behind the explosion, but described it as a "surgical strike". we'rejoined now by our middle east correspondent yolande knell. we have reported on so many deaths on both sides over the last few weeks. butjust explain the potential significance of this one man's killing?— potential significance of this one man's killing? well, this is really very significant — man's killing? well, this is really very significant because - man's killing? well, this is really very significant because it - man's killing? well, this is reallyl very significant because it triggers fears of a wider escalation in this war. saleh al—arouri, who was assassinated in beirut, is the most seniorfigure from assassinated in beirut, is the most senior figure from hamas to be

killed since the attacks in israel on october the 7th. he was in an office in beirut. run by hamas. that is when the strike happened. israel has confirmed correct or not confirmed or denied it was responsible but it is widely believed it carried out the attack. lebanon have accused israel of a crime? accused of dragging lebanon into a new phase of confrontations with israel. we have heard from hezbollah this morning that this will not go without a response or a punishment. and it was really in an attempt to calm things down without claiming responsibility that we had an adviser to the israeli prime minister calling this a surgical strike, and saying it should not be seen as an attack on the lebanese state. but israel's military does say it is prepared for all scenarios, and it has been reinforcing its air defences in the

north of the country with fears that hezbollah could use longer range missiles in its arsenal now against israel. thank you. luke littler, the teenager who has become a sensation in the world of darts, has succeeded in becoming the youngest player ever to reach the final of the pdc world championship. there were celebrations last night at the pub in st helen's, where the 16—year—old played as an amateur. littler beat the former champion, rob cross, by six sets to two in their semifinal at alexandra palace in london. littler plays luke humphries in the final tonight. good luck to both of them. yes. but luke littler, what a star. loads of you telling us this morning how you have been caught up in darts fever, including julia. she says as

a child back in the 60s her mum and dad had a dartboard in the kitchen. they play together as a family. her dad played for the local pub team, her mum played until she passed away. she is loving watching luca. it is bringing back lots of happy memories. keep them coming. we love hearing your doubts memories. we are going to match now for the weather. i think you, like all of us, stayed up past your usual bedtime to watch what was going on? yeah, late night dives with early starts is not advised. it will be the same tonight. the weather has been pretty miserable. the good news is that most of the wind and rain is over. the bad news is that because of the way the weather system works, river systems —— levels continue to rise. two severe flood warnings invoice. one east of northampton, one in tenby. this is where there is an immediate risk to danger —— and danger to life. if you are worried

about the impact where you are, bbc local radio is your first port of call. the worst of the persistent rain is over. still some longer spells of rain towards the north—east of scotland. that will fade. heavy showers towards the north—west highlands and islands. showers in wales and the north—west. the further south you are, they rattle across sky quickly. further north the winds lighter, so slower moving showers. temperatures today down a bit on yesterday. still a few degrees above where we should be for this time of the year. a cold day across orkney and shetland. shetland could see some snow. this is the evening rush hour. longer spells of rain back into western scotland by the states. for some in northern ireland, down towards ayrshire, cumbria, northumberland. some of you will stay completely dry throughout the day. still a few showers in the south. nowhere near as wet and windy as yesterday. into tonight, many of

the showers at the south will fade, continuing across parts of scotland. clear skies tomorrow. a chilly start. another day of sunshine and showers. thank you. it is 18 minutes past seven. the government says pupils at schools in england which are partially closed because of dangerous concrete, known as raac, won't get extra help in their exams. some science and technology students have had to change courses, after being unable to access workshops, labs or equipment since september. our education correspondent hazel shearing has more. it's really dangerous because we don't know what could happen to it and it

could fail at any point. from southend to leicester. this was one of the first areas that they found that we had raac. so that area was out of use. up to durham. it's heartbreaking. it's really heartbreaking. and down to suffolk. it's not how we teach at this school. we get great results. it's disappointing, but the children are better with us than at home. exams are edging closer, but schools are still waiting for a dangerous type of concrete, called raac, to be made safe. we've got the heavy machinery around us here for the room. students at shoeburyness high school have had to change their whole gcse from design and technology to 3d design because they can't get to the machinery they need. it's very difficult. obviously, we want them to do what their passion is, what their choice is, what they wanted to do and what they expected to do. and for anyone, particularly when they're doing exams, it's very, very difficult partway through a course to be told you suddenly don't have an option that you had before. we'd never want to do that. but what we're looking at is the least worst option for them. we're limited to two rooms now. one of them is in an it room, so it's not even an actual woodwork room. these a—level students are hoping for special consideration in their exams. we found out about the closure

at the start of year 13. it had such a shocking effect on us. i cried because it was very, like, worrying. we're using stanley knives and rulers instead of the laser cutter, which obviously makes it pretty difficult. this will affect us for the whole of our course and it's not just i going to be like a little problem. it is a big problem. we're going to be doing an experiment about how can we make different sized craters. not a bunsen burner in sight in this science lesson, not even any test tubes. hadleigh high school has had to close all of its science labs and fill the playground with two—storey temporary classrooms. they're cold, they're echoey. i've got different staff in and out because we're trying to be fair so that not everybody teaches permanently in a cold classroom. we looked at whether we could use an art room for a dissection, because there's running water and we felt we could perhaps clean up and use that space. but the head teacher here is a scientist. she's looked into that, there's rules and regulations and we can't use that space. what help do you want to see for students taking their exams this year?

i would like the exam boards to understand that our children have not had the specialist provision that every other child they're competing with in the exam season has had. england's exams regulator says it has extended coursework deadlines and schools should reach out for support. schools want more help, though, such as percentage increases on exam results. but the department for education says it is not possible to make changes to exams and assessments for only some groups of students. st leonard's catholic school in durham says it's an extremely challenging experience forfamilies, students and staff, and it's in discussions to ensure its students are not disadvantaged. nicola cooke wants special consideration for her son, who has his a—levels coming up at the school. he said to me the other day, oh, mama, i'm kissing my a—stars goodbye. i'm not going to be able to get that now. and i was like, ok, well, do you still think you'll get the grades that you need to get into your chosen university? and he's like, well, i'm going to try my best. it's frustrating.

ijust...i have no answers. i can't solve the problem myself as one parent. none of us can. we need the government to come together and to really understand what the impact of this is. the government says most of the 231 schools confirmed to have raac in england are teaching pupils in person, but that can look very different depending on where you are. some children at parks primary school are learning in a nearby council building and the headteacher has found an innovative way to get from a to b. two classes have been able to stay within this building, but we've had to bring portaloos for them because there is no toilets. we had a few children who were not going to the toilet for the day because they didn't like that, so we had to do some work around making them feel more secure within those areas. we miss each other. you know, the strength of this school is the togetherness of the community, of the staff, and we've done all we can. so we will be delighted once we're back all together. many schools, though, fear a solution is still some way in the distance.

hazel shearing, bbc news. we'rejoined now by shannon o'sullivan, who is the head teacher at thomas bullock primary and nursery school in thetford. hello to you. thank you so much for joining us on the programme. we heard fair lots of senior school pupils talking about the effect it has had on their exams. —— we heard there. clearly not so much of an issue in a primary school but still incredibly disruptive. how has raac affected your school, when it was discovered, and how it has been so far? �* �* discovered, and how it has been so far? ~ ~ .,, discovered, and how it has been so far? ~~ far? so, raac was discovered in the summer term _ far? so, raac was discovered in the summer term of _ far? so, raac was discovered in the summer term of last _ far? so, raac was discovered in the summer term of last year. - far? so, raac was discovered in the summer term of last year. we - far? so, raac was discovered in the j summer term of last year. we found out in the summer what the extent of the raac ones. it is contained within the inside of our building. what has happened is that we looked

at the ramifications immediately of that. the fortunate side is that it wasn't damaged, it wasn't disturbed. it's within its own space. what we have had to do though is, from that point where we had to shut down, it is also the main central point of our school, is also the main central point of ourschool, it is also the main central point of our school, it is the main walkway, it is where we hold music lessons, it is where we hold music lessons, it is where we hold music lessons, it is very held daily collective worship, daily assemblies, it is where our pe and games lessons will take place, it is where our lunches are from nursery to year six. so, it is quite essential. for are from nursery to year six. so, it is quite essential.— is quite essential. for a lot of rima is quite essential. for a lot of primary schools _ is quite essential. for a lot of primary schools the - is quite essential. for a lot of primary schools the school i is quite essential. for a lot of. primary schools the school hall really is the centre of the school. so not being able to use it, how have you been able to work around it? , ., it? so, in the beginning the weather was uuite it? so, in the beginning the weather was quite good- _ it? so, in the beginning the weather was quite good. we _ it? so, in the beginning the weather was quite good. we were _ it? so, in the beginning the weather was quite good. we were able i it? so, in the beginning the weather was quite good. we were able to i was quite good. we were able to do... we never stopped the rigour of

those lessons. we continued with our curriculum. a lot of the lessons we took outside. we did assemblies outside. we took screens outside and did collective worship and lessons out there. but as the weather started to turn it became more challenging. those lessons are to be taken into the classrooms. or those assemblies had to be taken online. again, we used what we learned through covid. but unfortunately, i was really lucky because working alongside the diocese trust, and the umbrella of all the people at work within that, they galvanised really quickly and put all of the resources and all of their acumen together to help us secure those opportunities, but again, it is about looking at the best way to run those lessons without any disruption for the children. . , ., ., without any disruption for the children. . ., ., i, , children. have you got any sense as to when the — children. have you got any sense as to when the school— children. have you got any sense as to when the school might _ children. have you got any sense as to when the school might be - to when the school might be returning to normal, and have you had enough support from the local

authority, from the government, to help you cope with all of this? 50. help you cope with all of this? so, at the very — help you cope with all of this? so, at the very end — help you cope with all of this? so, at the very end of help you cope with all of this? 5r>, at the very end of december, help you cope with all of this? 5h, at the very end of december, sojust at the very end of december, so just in time for our christmas parties and christmas lunches, and event marquee was built on our field, which was great. that has meant our children having to have lunches in classrooms. they can now have those hot lunches together again. we can have assemblies together again. i think it's looking long term we are not sure... we are hoping for the work to begin at the end of february. but would —— but it will be materials. what it looks like, whether dependent. it will be how we then consider that mitigation ahead of the key stage two exams. whilst secondary schools have been looking at their key stage three and key stage four exams, we will be looking at how we usually use the hall for

interventions, for group work and for those testing, and how we support the children in that manner. all the best with that and for the upcoming sites. shannon o'sullivan, head teacher, thank you. one of more than 200 schools across the country coping with raac. yes. coming up to half past seven. at half past seven tonight an area of london is going to be going absolutely nuts, because excitement is building ahead of tonight's world championship darts final at ally pally. it is not the only place it is going to go nuts. it is really not. 16—year—old luke littler has wowed fans in his first world tournament, and is the youngest person to reach the final. breakfast�*s jayne mccubbin is at a pub in st helen's, where luke plays regularly. they must be so proud of him?

they are so proud of him and they are going to go wild tonight when he is on. going up against the world number one on his debut in the competition. meet the team here. good morning, everybody. a good morning, everybody. morning. a bit bleary eyed — good morning, everybody. morning. a bit bleary eyed because _ good morning, everybody. morning. a bit bleary eyed because everybody i bit bleary eyed because everybody was out in force last night. rachel, wow. so proud. was out in force last night. rachel, wow- so proud-— was out in force last night. rachel, wow. so proud. yeah, very young lad. amazinu. wow. so proud. yeah, very young lad. amazing- and — wow. so proud. yeah, very young lad. amazing- and very — wow. so proud. yeah, very young lad. amazing. and very humble _ wow. so proud. yeah, very young lad. amazing. and very humble and i amazing. and very humble and ordina , amazing. and very humble and ordinary. a _ amazing. and very humble and ordinary, a nice _ amazing. and very humble and ordinary, a nice normal- amazing. and very humble and ordinary, a nice normalyoungl amazing. and very humble and i ordinary, a nice normalyoung man ordinary, a nice normal young man and people could be more proud? yeah, general, down to lad. this is where luke — yeah, general, down to lad. this is where luke played. _ yeah, general, down to lad. this is where luke played. it _ yeah, general, down to lad. this is where luke played. it is _ yeah, general, down to lad. this is where luke played. it is in - yeah, general, down to lad. this is where luke played. it is in play i yeah, general, down to lad. this is where luke played. it is in play anyj where luke played. it is in play any more but this is where he used to play. fin more but this is where he used to .la , . more but this is where he used to play. on a wednesday night. he would -la with all play. on a wednesday night. he would play with all these _ play. on a wednesday night. he would play with all these guys _ play. on a wednesday night. he would play with all these guys here _ play. on a wednesday night. he would play with all these guys here and i play. on a wednesday night. he would play with all these guys here and a i play with all these guys here and a lot more _ play with all these guys here and a lot more tonight. i didn't start it off. another person dead. everybody loves _ off. another person dead. everybody loves him _ off. another person dead. everybody loves him. we off. another person dead. everybody loves him. ~ ., ., ., ,

loves him. we are going to try before we _ loves him. we are going to try before we hand _ loves him. we are going to try before we hand to _ loves him. we are going to try before we hand to the - loves him. we are going to try before we hand to the news i loves him. we are going to try i before we hand to the news and the weather and a travel where you are at this morning be —— to go for a bull's—eye, bullseye, 15. come on. give it a go. and the news, travel and weather where you are waking up. how did he do? nowhere near. nice try. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london i'm thomas magill. junior doctors have begun sixdays of industrial action — junior doctors have begun six days of industrial action — the longest in nhs history. thousands of routine operations and appointments are expected to be either cancelled or postponed as hospitals focus on emergency care. members of the doctors' union, the bma, are demanding a 35% pay rise, but the government says that is unrealistic. network rail say disruption to southern and thameslink services will continue for part of the morning following storm henk,

which hit the capital yesterday afternoon. gusts of up to 69 miles per hour brought down scaffolding — like here in greenwich — as well as solar panels and trees. a woman remains in hospital after being hit by a falling tree in 0rpington. her condition is not thought to be life—threatening. council staff in harlow are carrying out extra checks this week on a block of flats at the centre of a gas scare. three families were asked to go to hospital as a precaution after fire fighters found high levels of carbon monoxide at edmunds tower on saturday. the council says housing officers will be speaking to other residents later. transport for london is advising customers there will be severe disruption across the network next week, if planned strikes by rmt members go ahead. there will be little or no service between sunday the 7th ofjanuary until the morning of friday the 12th. however, the elizabeth line, london overground, dlr,

london trams and london buses are scheduled to operate as normal. let's take a look at the tubes. there's minor delays on the central, metropolitan and piccidilly lines. there's no service on the district line between turnham green and richmond, and between willesdenjunction and richmond on the 0verground. now the weather with kate. good morning. yesterday, storm henk brought a wind gust of 69mph to heathrow airport. today, the storm is out towards the east of the uk. low pressure still in charge to the north of scotland, though, bringing some blustery, heavy showers for us, but some brighter spells mixed in there, too. the wind is not as strong as yesterday, but it is still fairly breezy, that south—westerly wind. the showers that move through, moving through quickly, but they could be quite heavy. temperatures still mild — 12 celsius the maximum. then overnight tonight, we still could see a few showers moving through. the wind still there, but starting to ease. some clearer spells, especially through the early hours of tomorrow morning, things start to settle. the minimum temperature cooler than last night — between a—6 celsius.

for tomorrow, coming up from the south could see some rain for parts of surrey. further north — drier and clearer. but as we head towards friday and the weekend, high pressure builds, but it also brings in this cold air. so the temperatures through the weekend are set to get colder. we could see some misty and foggy conditions in the morning. that's all. there's more on all of today's stories on the bbc news app, including tributes to camila batmanghelidjh, the founder of the charity kids' company and social justice camapigner who has died at the age of 61. i'll be back with you in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sarah campbell. in the past half an hour, junior doctors in england have started a six—day strike — the longest ever to be held in the history of the nhs. months of industrial action

has already led to more than a million appointments being cancelled or delayed. health bosses are warning patients to expect significant disruption on almost all routine care. we're joined now by dr vivek trivedi, co—chair of the bma junior doctors committee. another strike. the longest walk out in nhs history- _ another strike. the longest walk out in nhs history. why? _ another strike. the longest walk out in nhs history. why? because i another strike. the longest walk out i in nhs history. why? because doctors are not worth — in nhs history. why? because doctors are not worth any _ in nhs history. why? because doctors are not worth any less _ in nhs history. why? because doctors are not worth any less than _ in nhs history. why? because doctors are not worth any less than they i are not worth any less than they were in 2008. we have seen pay fall by more than 26% in that time and we have doctors graduating after £100,000 of debt in medical school being paid 15.50 per hour and what that send signals to doctors is they are not valued, especially after all the work in training and they are being poached by places in some

cases like australia, new zealand. we are losing the workforce and we need to do something and that is why we are sending a message to the government. we are sending a message to the government-— we are sending a message to the government. when you came in in december before _ government. when you came in in december before the _ government. when you came in in december before the last - government. when you came in in december before the last strike, i government. when you came in in| december before the last strike, it sounded like things were moving in the right direction and got from you you were more positive and maybe this strike could be avoided. what this strike could be avoided. what went wrong? _ this strike could be avoided. what went wrong? i _ this strike could be avoided. what went wrong? i really _ this strike could be avoided. twat went wrong? i really thought they could. we have always said we are happy to talk. it is the government precondition they refused to talk to us while we hold strike action even though they have not adopted the same policy... the though they have not adopted the same policy---_ same policy... the ball is in your court. same policy... the ball is in your court- there _ same policy... the ball is in your court. there is _ same policy... the ball is in your court. there is no _ same policy... the ball is in your court. there is no rule _ same policy... the ball is in your court. there is no rule that i same policy... the ball is in your court. there is no rule that says| same policy... the ball is in your. court. there is no rule that says we cannot speak _ court. there is no rule that says we cannot speak when _ court. there is no rule that says we cannot speak when we _ court. there is no rule that says we cannot speak when we have - court. there is no rule that says we cannot speak when we have strikes| court. there is no rule that says we i cannot speak when we have strikes on the table. in december we heard from the table. in december we heard from the secretary of state there was a further offer they were willing to make but hadn't. i thought if they can come to the table and give the offer and if it is credible we can put it to members and stop this strike action. it is still not too

late. the secretary of state could still come to us today and if the offer is credible and we can resume talks and build on that offer we could stop the strike action for the rest of this week. we could stop the strike action for the rest of this week.— could stop the strike action for the rest of this week. we had someone from nhs provider— rest of this week. we had someone from nhs provider is _ rest of this week. we had someone from nhs provider is putting i rest of this week. we had someone from nhs provider is putting into i from nhs provider is putting into stark reality the result of strike action. it stark reality the result of strike action. . ., stark reality the result of strike action. , ., ., , action. it is without doubt the tou . hest action. it is without doubt the toughest week _ action. it is without doubt the toughest week the _ action. it is without doubt the toughest week the nhs i action. it is without doubt the | toughest week the nhs faces, immediately after the christmas and new year— immediately after the christmas and new year period, because of the pressure. — new year period, because of the pressure, demands, and we have flu, covid, _ pressure, demands, and we have flu, covid, which — pressure, demands, and we have flu, covid, which will heap pressure on nhs organisations at a time when they are _ nhs organisations at a time when they are working hard to reduce waiting — they are working hard to reduce waiting lists and times for patients. there will be an impact on patients— patients. there will be an impact on patients that is significant. the majority— patients that is significant. the majority of operations, appointments will have _ majority of operations, appointments will have to _ majority of operations, appointments will have to be stood down. consultants will be covering the work _ consultants will be covering the work of — consultants will be covering the work ofjunior doctors. and at a time _ work ofjunior doctors. and at a time when _ work ofjunior doctors. and at a time when there is a lot of covid

and flu _ time when there is a lot of covid and flu about, it can affect staff as well— and flu about, it can affect staff as well as — and flu about, it can affect staff as well as patients, so the challenge of filling rotors will be significant for a lot of organisations.- significant for a lot of organisations. significant for a lot of oruanisations. ,., . ., organisations. the point echoing somethina organisations. the point echoing something the _ organisations. the point echoing something the health _ organisations. the point echoing something the health secretaryl organisations. the point echoing i something the health secretary has said, talking about the timing of this being damaging at a busy time. we called for this strike action on the 5th of december, almost a month ago. there has been time for trusts to prepare. it is tough in the nhs all year round. you have talked about strikes causing appointments and operations being cancelled but in 2022-3, and operations being cancelled but in 2022—3, there were almost no strike actions and hospitals had to cancel more than 10 million scheduled appointments. we had to cancel patients on cancer pathways, some having their first appointment cancelled 12 times in a year without strike action. that is not an nhs doctors want to continue in and we want to make it better which is what

we are calling for. i appreciate there are concerns about safety and we have shown in previous rounds of strike action we can strike safely and we have systems to review staffing levels across the nation and who act appropriately if anything was flagged up to us. you have support _ anything was flagged up to us. you have support amongst some people and looking at our inbox this morning, there seems to be a growing frustration among patients that they are not happy. a lot of people have lost support. nigel is in norfolk. he says 35% you want to bring things back to the level where you saved pay should be but he said junior doctors knew the conditions when theyjoined and knew what previous union leaders had agreed to and if they don't like it they can quit. he says they are selfish degenerates who think they are running the system and trying to take control. do you realise people are losing

sympathy?— do you realise people are losing smath? . ., sympathy? patient support and public su ort is sympathy? patient support and public support is strong- _ sympathy? patient support and public support is strong. when _ sympathy? patient support and public support is strong. when i _ sympathy? patient support and public support is strong. when ijoined i sympathy? patient support and public support is strong. when i joined the i support is strong. when ijoined the pickets last time and one i will be going too shortly after this, we see support because patients want to be looked after as well. in terms of what nigel said, we are not asking for this uplift in one go. we are asking for working our way back to that. the percentages sound big when you are talking about small numbers but we are asking for the doctor paid 15.50 an hour to be paid just over £20 an hour. that is to reverse pay cuts doctors have had over the past 15 years which are pay cuts no other industry has seen in this country. other industry has seen in this count . �* . other industry has seen in this count . �* , ,., other industry has seen in this count . �*, , other industry has seen in this count. �*, ,, country. nigel's point is pay rises in the past _ country. nigel's point is pay rises in the past were _ country. nigel's point is pay rises in the past were agreed - country. nigel's point is pay rises in the past were agreed to i country. nigel's point is pay rises in the past were agreed to at i country. nigel's point is pay rises in the past were agreed to at the | in the past were agreed to at the time and you cannot say in 202a we want to bring it back to where it should have been.— want to bring it back to where it should have been. ~ . ., , , should have been. what has happened in the ast should have been. what has happened in the past has — should have been. what has happened in the past has not _ should have been. what has happened in the past has not largely _ should have been. what has happened in the past has not largely been i in the past has not largely been agreed and most recently in this four year pay deal the government

likes to talk about, there was a clause mutually agreed that the government can revisit that in case of exceptional circumstances, on top of exceptional circumstances, on top of the 2% offered. working through a pandemic seems like an exceptional cause. where other health workers had a high uplift but we were excluded. and cost of living and inflation soaring, doctors were excluded from other uplifts other hospital workers have got so we are asking for fairness. brute hospital workers have got so we are asking for fairness.— asking for fairness. we will have to leave it there. _ asking for fairness. we will have to leave it there. thank _ asking for fairness. we will have to leave it there. thank you. - shall we mention luke littler again? we have been talking about him this morning and you have sent comments about how late you stayed up to watch darts last night and how you are getting a real love of darts. and a love of luke littler. and a love of luke littler. and are we loving the kebabss?

always. at 7.30 tonight, luke littlerfaces the biggest match of his life. not that you would know. he might be the youngest ever world darts finalist, but he looks like he's been playing on this stage for years. coming from behind in last night's semifinal and he will face luke humphreys tonight. asjoe wilson reports. one question remained about luke littler when he began his semi—final. how would he deal with adversity? well, here it was — a bit. first set to former world champion rob cross. under pressure, littler got better — fierce pace, outstanding level, regular maximums to finish with an average of 106. well, look at his finishing — the audacity and the accuracy. who can live with this? nobody in the world, so far. keep up, here's the winning moment. it all happened so fast. everything with luke

littler has happened so fast. one person is keeping calm — him. just got to stay focused. just got to be — got to be luke littler and just relax and, yeah. i only set my goals to win one game and come back after christmas and i'm still here. luke littler will only be 16 at the world championship once, but darts is a long career. he could be up there for decades to come. there's another luke waiting. luke humphries won his semi—final 6—0. he'sjust 28. the world final between the lukes is theirfirst, it may not be their last. joe wilson, bbc news, in north london. i think we can expect more fireworks tonight. celtic still have an eight—point lead at the top of the scottish premiership. they beat st mirren 3—0 to head into the winter break, greg taylor with their third. there first came after just 5a seconds, a fast start. there were also wins for rangers,

hearts and aberdeen. the only game in the premier league finished goalless between west ham and brighton. jadon sancho — remember him? manchester united's £73 million signing but frozen out at old trafford. well, he could be on the brink of making a loan move back to the club he was signed from. sancho has been training away from the first team after refusing to apologise to manager erik ten hag for a social media post. ten hag said his omission from the team was related to his performance in training. the england winger rejected this. and now could be set for a loan back to borussia dortmund in germany emma raducanu has been given direct entry to the australian open later this month. it's thought she'd have to qualify but following a series of withdrawls, she's been included in the main draw, and is back out on court in preparation, as she preapres to play second seed elina svitolina in auckland tomorrow morning. another sports star thrust into the spotlight when she won the us open

as luke littler will. a crazy few days if he comes out on top in that final tonight. that is all. this week on breakfast, we're looking at the state of the care system in the uk. yesterday, we looked at unpaid care, today we're focusing on young carers. it's estimated that there are 1 million young carers in the uk. some need to spend 50 hours or more every week looking after family members because of illness, disability, addiction. this year marks a decade since landmark legislation was introduced to support them. the children and families act 201a gave young carers in england the right to have their needs assessed. but a recent report has found there is a postcode lottery of support available, with the average waiting time to access help being around three years. in the worst—case scenarios, some young carers are being left for up to ten years to cope alone.

narges cares for her dad, who is blind, but also interprets for her mum. this is her story. i love doing gymnastics and football. those are my top two hobbies. i've got three different favorite colours — blue, purple and black. and i just think they go together very nicely. now i'm in secondary school, i'm top set for maths and i'm doing latin. 11—year—old narges is just home from school. but as a young carer, she has a busy evening ahead. my dad is blind, so i help him with the letters. i help guide him around. i make tea, i make breakfast a lot of the times. and especially when we're going out,

because sometimes there's roadworks going on and it's especially hard on bin day when people put their bins out and then you've got to just guide carefully through them. and i do the laundry, as well — if i haven't said that, i'm not sure. ijust help clean up. i do a lot of translating, but most of the times they understand. one of my friends goes home, either goes to scouts or basketball, but theyjust play sport after school. my otherfriend goes home, goes in bed or on their phone, watches netflix. i don't know what they do, but they basicallyjust relax. i do this and it makes me happy, so i'm fine with it. it makes me feel very important, though. it makes me feel like the heart of the family sometimes. my dad says i'm an extraordinary girl, clever as well, but he says i'm like his left hand. "we require access to your flat to inspect the inside." it makes me feel responsible and it just makes me feel grown up, mature. so do you feel older than 11? if it wasn't for my height,

i'd feel about 15 years old. but once a week, narges gets a break when she joins other young carers. wow, you feel like you're gliding and flying. is it easy? yeah, it's fun. once you get the hang of it. it's so fun. and, tonight, she's ice skating with herfriend jessica, who also looks after her dad. my dad has kidney failure and sometimes i have to look after him when i go to his house. and it's got better now. but i used to have to make the lunches for my two younger brothers. sometimes, i had to clean the house and make sure he wasn't drinking too much liquid. so one time we went shopping for mother's day, so my stepmum and my mum weren't there, and he lay on the floor and he began to feel faint. so i had to tell a staff member and they called the ambulance and i had to speak to the ambulance members. and it was quite scary because my two younger brothers

were crying and i was the oldest. it feels a bit better because i know there's people that, like, have the same as me and like i'm not alone and we can, like, relate on the same things and we can talk about it. because sometimes at school i don't think a lot of people go through the same thing, so it's just nice to know that other people are going through it, so you're not alone. i've been looking after my brother for as long as i can remember. i he's nonverbal autistic. there's a lot of - responsibility at home. it's been so freeing, sometimes, i tojust come out and make the night about myself rather than worry about, you know, other- things and other people. if you keep everything bottled up, then it feels like you need to let it out sometimes. and they're like the people i go to. and they're like the people i let it out to. i just feel relaxed, like i'm on holiday. it's like having a shoulder to lean on or something like that.

and itjust gives me a rest, a break, but it makes me happy as well. they make me so happy when i go there. if you have been affected by any of the issues raised, help is available from bbc action line — we are talking about caring in all aspects. we'd love to hear from you on this. we know so many of you have your own caring responsibilites. you can get in touch with us in all the usual ways. tell us what you are going through and what might improve your life and how things could be made better. time to have a look at the weather. flood warnings still in place. bud flood warnings still in place. and cree - in: flood warnings still in place. and

creeping up _ flood warnings still in place. fific creeping up since we flood warnings still in place. elic creeping up since we started. the heaviest rain might have gone but the impact is being felt still. well over 300 flood warnings in england including a severe one near northampton and another in wales near tenby. northampton and another in wales neartenby. forthe northampton and another in wales near tenby. for the details, northampton and another in wales neartenby. forthe details, bbc local radio is the best port of call. the weather system that brought rain yesterday, storm henk, is pushing off into parts of europe. we have low pressure so rain at times but may be showers so coming and going. it is a wet start in the far north—east of scotland. rain tending to snow across shetland through the day. shower clouds pushed through by the wind quickly. showers in the central part of the uk will hang around longer. some will stay completely dry here and it will stay completely dry here and it will be cooler than yesterday. tonight, further rain at times. snow on the hills in parts of scotland.

clear skies so a colder night tonight. temperatures more widely down into single figures. maybe the odd pocket of frost. more sunshine around tomorrow. still some cloud and rain stop fewer showers by and large so more of you dry tomorrow. across the channel islands and later into south—east england, more persistent rain coming from the north of france. temperatures will drop more and also further later this week but good things will look also dry out. if we sent to you traitors or _ also dry out. if we sent to you traitors or faithfuls, _ also dry out. if we sent to you traitors or faithfuls, would i also dry out. if we sent to you| traitors or faithfuls, would you know what we are talking about? always faithful, me. you know what we are talking about? always faithful, me.— know what we are talking about? always faithful, me. you always say that. the reason _ always faithful, me. you always say that. the reason we _ always faithful, me. you always say that. the reason we are _ always faithful, me. you always say that. the reason we are asking i always faithful, me. you always say that. the reason we are asking is i that. the reason we are asking is that. the reason we are asking is that luke littler will not be in the only game of stealth on the

television tonight. traitors returns. the show sees 22 strangers move into a castle in the scottish highlands with a chance of winning a share of £120,000. it is goodys versus baddies. some of the group are cast as faithfuls and are trying to find the traitors among them. before you leave us, please reveal — are you a faithful or a traitor? i am a faithful. i don't know what to do from here. we eitherjust trust that, - as a game, that you clearly can't trust people, but you have got to trust because i genuinely, i hand on heart, do trust you guys. you've done it.

you have done it. i am so happy for the three of you. thank you so much. congratulations to our winners, hannah, aaron and meryl. oh, my gosh. that was the final from last year. i watched it last night. i had forgotten how emotional it was. we can speak now to former contestants hannah byczkowski and theo mayne. thank you forjoining us. what do you remember? abs, thank you forjoining us. what do you remember?— thank you forjoining us. what do you remember? a bit of a whirlwind. peole you remember? a bit of a whirlwind. people keep — you remember? a bit of a whirlwind. people keep saying _ you remember? a bit of a whirlwind. people keep saying what _ you remember? a bit of a whirlwind. people keep saying what was - you remember? a bit of a whirlwind. people keep saying what was your i people keep saying what was your game plan? absolutely nothing. before you went into it, and we had

the scene with claudia explaining the scene with claudia explaining the rules, did you know what you are letting yourself in for? i the rules, did you know what you are letting yourself in for?— letting yourself in for? i thought it would be _ letting yourself in for? i thought it would be like _ letting yourself in for? i thought it would be like children's i letting yourself in for? i thought it would be like children's bbc. | it would be like children's bbc. trapped — it would be like children's bbc. trapped i_ it would be like children's bbc. trapped. i thought it will be iconic — trapped. i thought it will be iconic. ~ ., ., , ., trapped. i thought it will be iconic. ., ., , ., , iconic. we thought it would be a bit of a laugh. — iconic. we thought it would be a bit of a laugh. bit— iconic. we thought it would be a bit of a laugh. bit of— iconic. we thought it would be a bit of a laugh, bit of fun. _ iconic. we thought it would be a bit of a laugh, bit of fun. then - iconic. we thought it would be a bit of a laugh, bit of fun. then crying i of a laugh, bit of fun. then crying the next day- _ of a laugh, bit of fun. then crying the next day. it _ of a laugh, bit of fun. then crying the next day. it was _ of a laugh, bit of fun. then crying the next day. it was intense. it i of a laugh, bit of fun. then crying i the next day. it was intense. it was unbelievable. the challenge for the next series starting tonight, they have seen the first series. what have seen the first series. what does that dude _ have seen the first series. what does that dude in _ have seen the first series. what does that dude in the _ have seen the first series. tarrisgt does that dude in the format? i think it will be worse because they will think they know what they are letting themselves... that they will know the game. but having been in it, it will change. abs know the game. but having been in it, it will change.— it, it will change. as soon as claudia walks _ it, it will change. as soon as claudia walks into _ it, it will change. as soon as claudia walks into the i it, it will change. as soon as claudia walks into the room | it, it will change. as soon as i claudia walks into the room you it, it will change. as soon as - claudia walks into the room you know she has— claudia walks into the room you know she has bad _ claudia walks into the room you know she has bad news. is claudia walks into the room you know she has bad news.— she has bad news. is that the barometer? _ she has bad news. is that the barometer? what _ she has bad news. is that the barometer? what bonding i she has bad news. is that the | barometer? what bonding did

she has bad news. is that the i barometer? what bonding did you have? it was a clever formats. barometer? what bonding did you have? it was a cleverformats. you saw the strategy is developing. brute saw the strategy is developing. we not saw the strategy is developing. we got close to people. i am very close to amanda — got close to people. i am very close to amanda i— got close to people. i am very close to amanda. i did not speak much to hannah— to amanda. i did not speak much to hannah on— to amanda. i did not speak much to hannah on the show because we had our trust _ hannah on the show because we had our trust groups. we hannah on the show because we had our trust groups.— our trust groups. we started getting closer towards _ our trust groups. we started getting closer towards the _ our trust groups. we started getting closer towards the end _ our trust groups. we started getting closer towards the end and - our trust groups. we started getting closer towards the end and then i our trust groups. we started getting closer towards the end and then you got booted out. as much as i was sad, i was like good, one less! this sad, iwas like good, one less! this is our sad, iwas like good, one less! this is your exit- — sad, iwas like good, one less! this is your exit- it _ sad, iwas like good, one less! this is your exit. it is _ sad, iwas like good, one less! this is your exit. it is very _ sad, i was like good, one less! this is your exit. it is very emotional. i is your exit. it is very emotional. i was _ is your exit. it is very emotional. i was close — is your exit. it is very emotional. i was close to everybody. it is your exit. it is very emotional. i was close to everybody.- i was close to everybody. it was tou . h. i was close to everybody. it was tou~h. i i was close to everybody. it was tough- i did _ i was close to everybody. it was tough. i did not _ i was close to everybody. it was tough. i did not vote _ i was close to everybody. it was tough. i did not vote for- i was close to everybody. it was tough. i did not vote for you. i i i was close to everybody. it was i tough. i did not vote for you. i did not understand what happened. it was tou~h not understand what happened. it was tough because — not understand what happened. it was tough because i— not understand what happened. it was tough because i was _ not understand what happened. it was tough because i was authentically myself _ tough because i was authentically myself. my mum was, be yourself and have fun _ myself. my mum was, be yourself and have fun in _ myself. my mum was, be yourself and have fun in there. what you see is what _ have fun in there. what you see is what you — have fun in there. what you see is what you get with me. i willjust show— what you get with me. i willjust show up — what you get with me. i willjust show up and have a holiday to scotland _ show up and have a holiday to scotland. ., ,. show up and have a holiday to scotland-— show up and have a holiday to scotland. ., , ., ., show up and have a holiday to scotland. ., ,~. ., ., scotland. you say you were not going to -la a scotland. you say you were not going to play a game- _

scotland. you say you were not going to play a game- they _ scotland. you say you were not going to play a game. they made _ scotland. you say you were not going to play a game. they made a - scotland. you say you were not going to play a game. they made a point i scotland. you say you were not going to play a game. they made a point in| to play a game. they made a point in the casting of the programme in this series in choosing people they think our strategic game players. were you? i our strategic game players. were ou? , , ., , ., you? iwent in, i desperately wanted to be a traitor— you? iwent in, i desperately wanted to be a traitor and _ you? iwent in, i desperately wanted to be a traitor and when _ you? iwent in, i desperately wanted to be a traitor and when i _ you? iwent in, i desperately wanted to be a traitor and when i found i you? iwent in, i desperately wanted to be a traitor and when i found outl to be a traitor and when i found out i was not going to be, i was raging. i was not going to be, i was raging. i had it in my head that i would mess this, throw everyone under the bus. and i realised i could not. my game plan then was let somebody else do it and i willjust relax and enjoy myself. do it and i will 'ust relax and enjoy myself._ do it and i will 'ust relax and en'o m self. �* ., , ., enjoy myself. and get the money at the end of it! _ enjoy myself. and get the money at the end of it! i— enjoy myself. and get the money at the end of it! i am _ enjoy myself. and get the money at the end of it! i am competitive. i i the end of it! i am competitive. i am a cheerleader _ the end of it! i am competitive. i am a cheerleader and _ the end of it! i am competitive. i am a cheerleader and i - the end of it! i am competitive. i am a cheerleader and i compete | am a cheerleader and i compete against — am a cheerleader and i compete against so — am a cheerleader and i compete against so many teams. my game plan was competitive. that came through on the _ was competitive. that came through on the challenges, whatever it was i put my— on the challenges, whatever it was i put my all— on the challenges, whatever it was i put my all into it but as soon we not put my all into it but as soon we got to— put my all into it but as soon we got to the — put my all into it but as soon we got to the roundtable, i was crying. we are _ got to the roundtable, i was crying. we are watching the moment when you were about to win money.—

were about to win money. because i went in, started _ were about to win money. because i went in, started stand-up _ were about to win money. because i went in, started stand-up comedy i were about to win money. because i i went in, started stand-up comedy and went in, started stand—up comedy and wanted to do it as a full—time job and i wanted to do my podcast as a full—timejob. at and i wanted to do my podcast as a full—time job. at that moment i realised that money would help me change career and change my life. i knew exactly what would happen with it. is it? my podcast is going on tourin it. is it? my podcast is going on tour in february, which is nearly sold out. i am a full—time comedian. it changed my life and i could not be more grateful.— it changed my life and i could not be more grateful. what about you? you did not — be more grateful. what about you? you did not win _ be more grateful. what about you? you did not win money _ be more grateful. what about you? you did not win money but - be more grateful. what about you? you did not win money but it i be more grateful. what about you? i you did not win money but it changed your life? i you did not win money but it changed our life? . ., g your life? i am the underdog. my dream is to _ your life? i am the underdog. my dream is to be _ your life? i am the underdog. my dream is to be a _ your life? i am the underdog. my dream is to be a presenter- your life? i am the underdog. my dream is to be a presenter and i your life? i am the underdog. my. dream is to be a presenter and get more _ dream is to be a presenter and get more diversity on screen. it is being — more diversity on screen. it is being inspiring. i get messages from being inspiring. ! get messages from social— being inspiring. i get messages from social media saying keep doing what you are _ social media saying keep doing what you are doing. such a lifestyle. i have _ you are doing. such a lifestyle. i have had — you are doing. such a lifestyle. i have had a — you are doing. such a lifestyle. i have had a taste of the high life and i_ have had a taste of the high life and i love — have had a taste of the high life and i love it. there is no going back— and i love it. there is no going back now! _ and i love it. there is no going

back now! |_ and i love it. there is no going back now!— and i love it. there is no going backnow! ., ., ., ., ., back now! i would go back tomorrow. never again- — back now! i would go back tomorrow. never again- my _ back now! i would go back tomorrow. never again. my bags _ back now! i would go back tomorrow. never again. my bags are _ back now! i would go back tomorrow. never again. my bags are packed. i back now! i would go back tomorrow. l never again. my bags are packed. you could buy one- — never again. my bags are packed. you could buy one- i— never again. my bags are packed. you could buy one. i am _ never again. my bags are packed. you could buy one. i am ready— never again. my bags are packed. you could buy one. i am ready to - never again. my bags are packed. you could buy one. i am ready to go. if- could buy one. i am ready to go. if anybody is watching from the cast. how do you win? small weeds and tall poppies are picked first. take your time, observe, be friends with everyone and make your presence very hard to be without.— hard to be without. thank you. you have 'ust hard to be without. thank you. you have just described _ hard to be without. thank you. you have just described me. _ hard to be without. thank you. you have just described me. has i hard to be without. thank you. you have just described me. has it i havejust described me. has it chanced havejust described me. has it changed the — havejust described me. has it changed the way _ havejust described me. has it changed the way you - havejust described me. has it changed the way you live i havejust described me. has it changed the way you live your| have just described me. has it - changed the way you live your lives in the real world?— in the real world? what it did for me, to in the real world? what it did for me. to go _ in the real world? what it did for me. to go in _ in the real world? what it did for me, to go in and _ in the real world? what it did for me, to go in and play _ in the real world? what it did for me, to go in and play a - in the real world? what it did for me, to go in and play a game . in the real world? what it did for} me, to go in and play a game for in the real world? what it did for - me, to go in and play a game for the length of time we did, not many people have that experience. it was not like what will i make for dinner, i have to do the shopping. none of that mundane... it made me realise i wanted to enjoy myself more and not take things too seriously. so many friendships i made through it. we

seriously. so many friendships i made through it.— seriously. so many friendships i made through it. we got the board came for made through it. we got the board game for christmas. _ made through it. we got the board game for christmas. the _ made through it. we got the board game for christmas. the family - game for christmas. the family falling apart. i will never trust my family again! lovely to see you both. the new series of the traitors starts tonight at 9pm on bbc one and bbc iplayer. i think they are then releasing the next two episodes on iplayer immediately. hopefully appetites have been whetted. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning — welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. as we've been hearing, here in londonjunior doctors have also begun six days of industrial action — the longest in nhs history. thousands of routine operations and appointments are expected to be either cancelled or postponed as hospitals focus on emergency care. members of the doctors' union, the bma, are demanding a 35% pay rise, but the government says that is unrealistic.

council staff in harlow are carrying out extra checks this week on a block of flats at the centre of a gas scare. three families were asked to go to hospital as a precaution after fire fighters found high levels of carbon monoxide at edmund's tower on saturday. the council says housing officers will be speaking to other residents later. let's take a look at the tubes now. that takes us to the weather — and the day will start with some bright spells, but it will turn blustery with scattered showers that will be heavy at times. top temperature of 12 degrees. there's more on all of today's stories on the bbc news app — including tributes to camila batmanghelidjh, the founder of the charity kids company, who has died at the age of 61. i'll be back with

you in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sarah campbell. it is eight o'clock. the headlines. junior doctors in england have gone on strike for six days. it is the longest walk out in the history of the nhs. and the strike comes at the worst time of the year for an and the strike comes at the worst time of the yearfor an nhs and the strike comes at the worst time of the year for an nhs already under pressure. this hospital at newcastle already on —— at capacity. investigators search for answers as a plane burst into flames on the runway in tokyo. they say it is miraculous all the passengers escaped. storm henk batters parts of england and wales, leaving flooding part, power outages and travel disruption

in its wake. hundreds of sub—postmaster is wrongly prosecuted for theft are hoping a new tv drama will help in theirfight forjustice in hoping a new tv drama will help in their fight forjustice in the post of a scandal that has caused misery for more than 20 years. preparing for the biggest match of his career tonight, how will 16—year—old luke littler�*s tournament and as he becomes the youngest ever player to contest a world darts final? we will be live in st helens, the town where luke littler honed his skills, which will be going wild tonight with one song. # there's one luke littler... the weather was certainly wild yesterday, but the worst of the wind and rain is over. flood warnings continue to rise. good news — things looking drier this week. good morning. it's wednesday, 3rd january.

our main story. junior doctors in england have begun a six day strike — the longest in nhs history. tens of thousands of routine operations and appointments are likely to be postponed as hospitals focus on emergency care. members of the doctors' union, the bma, have asked for a 35% pay increase. the government says that is unrealistic. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! _ a new year, but still no end in sight to the junior doctors' pay dispute, which started last spring. the six day walk—out is their longest yet, and comes in this first week of january, a notoriously tough time for hospitals, and they've been bracing themselves. i mean, it's unprecedented to have six days of strike.

it is, without doubt, the toughest week the nhs faces immediately after the christmas and new year period because of the pressures, the demands, and of course, we have got flu, we have got covid, and that will heap a huge meda pressure on nhs organisations at a time when they are working incredibly hard to reduce those waiting lists and times for patients. there will be an impact on patients that will be significant. the vast majority of planned operations, appointments etc, will have to be planned operations, appointments etc, will have to he stood down. consultants will be covering the work ofjunior doctors. and of course, at a time when there is a lot of covid and flu about, that can affect staff as well as patients. the challenge of filling those rotors will be significant for a lot of organisations. this is no doubt the toughest strike the nhs has faced. but over the past 12 months a series of walk—outs by staff has resulted in well over a million cancelled appointments. and paul geoghegan�*s hip replacement is one of those. i got a telephone call eight days

before the operation to say that it had been affected by the doctors' strike. and, well, that was a bit... ..disappointing, to say the least. but they did then manage to arrange a replacement date. i know some youngsters, junior doctors, and sympathise with... ..with the cause. but obviously i'm on the other end, so it's a bit ofa bit ofa dilemma — where do i stand? so what could bring the strikes to an end? during recent talks, the government offered a 3% average pay rise from january, on top of the 9% average received byjunior doctors last year. but the british medical association wants steps towards a 35% rise to make up for below inflation increases since 2008. ultimately because doctors are not

worth any less than they were in 2008, we have seen our pay fall by more than 26% in that time and we have doctors who are graduating after £100,000 of debt from five to six years of medical school, being paid £15.50 an hour. what that sends signals to four doctors as they progress is that they are not valued, especially after all the hard work they put into train, and they are being poached in some situations by places like australia, new zealand, and ultimately, we are losing our workforce. we need to do something about that and that is what we are here to try to send a message to the government. but the government says it will not negotiate while the doctors are striking. they picked this week, which we all know is one of the busiest weeks in the nhs' diary. we have coronavirus, we have flu, we have norovirus increasing, and it will have — we're very concerned about the consequences it will have, notjust for this week of industrial action, this six days, but also the consequences in the weeks following. nhs england says this has been

one of the most difficult starts to the year. and with neither side backing down, there are likely to be more challenges ahead for patients. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. 0ur health correspondent, sharon barbour, joins us now from the royal victoria infirmary in newcastle. the longest walk—out in nhs history. in terms of the trust providers we were hearing from this morning, this could not have come at a worse time in terms of disruption?— in terms of disruption? yeah, it's a really busy — in terms of disruption? yeah, it's a really busy time, _ in terms of disruption? yeah, it's a really busy time, the _ in terms of disruption? yeah, it's a really busy time, the busiest - in terms of disruption? yeah, it's a really busy time, the busiest time | really busy time, the busiest time of the year for hospitals. you see a rise in all sorts of winter viruses. they have had an increase in flu cases, covid and norovirus. that means more staff are off sick. an hour ago thejunior means more staff are off sick. an hour ago the junior doctors here behind me stopped work. they have worked —— they have walked out here for six days, not back until tuesday morning. the impact on patient issues as well. there are tens of

thousands of appointments and operations cancelled. there will be long delays potentially in accident and emergency. and potentially, delays to the ambulance service. so a real knock on effect which will last for some weeks. the hospitals are urging people who have a life—threatening, a life or limb emergency, to coming to a&e. others will be expected to face long waits. thank you. for more of the stop stories i will cross now tojon. starting with what we know about yesterday's plane crash injapan? yes, those unbelievable pictures. an investigation is now to what that passenger plane to crash into a coastguard aircraft on the runway at a tokyo airport. five coastguard crew were killed, and amazingly everybody on the plane were safely evacuated. here is the latest from rupert wingfield—hayes. this extraordinary footage caught on haneda airport's cctv

system shows the moment a japan airlines a350 struck a japanese coastguard plane that was, for some reason, on the same runway. thejet, with nearly 400 people on board, continues down the runway with flames now belching from the rear of the aircraft. more extraordinary footage taken by a passenger inside the plane shows just how quickly the cabin filled with acrid smoke. but then what experts are describing as little short of miraculous. with frames rapidly engulfing the plane's fuselage, dozens of passengers can be seen sliding down escape chutes and running for their lives. all 379 passengers and crew on board escaped, some with minor injuries. tragically, the same is not true of the six crew on board the coastguard plane. five are dead, the pilot survived, but with serious injuries. dozens of fire trucks poured foam and water onto the plane, but it continued to burn for hours. the question now is, how did this happen?

how did two aircraft end up on the same runway at the same time at one of the world's busiest and most sophisticated airports? translation: we're checking whether i permission for a landing was given i by the airport control centre, and we are looking into communications that were exchanged, because this could have had an impact on the accident. i can't say more, but we are investigating. the evidence so far suggests the crash was caused by what is known as a runway incursion, a plane entering the runway by mistake, or because of a miscommunication. runway incursions have become more frequent in recent years as the world's airports have become busier and busier, and landing and take—off slots are crowded closer and closer together. many aviation experts have been warning that it was only a matter of time

before something like this was going to happen. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news in taipei. the authorities injapan are also dealing with the aftermath of the new year's day earthquake. they are warning of more landslides and heavy rain as rescue workers continue to search for survivors. we know that at least 62 people have died and many others are still trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings. tens of thousands of households remain without power. lebanon has accused israel of trying to ignite a regional war by killing a senior hamas leader in a drone strike in beirut. saleh al—arouri died in an explosion in a residential area of the city. the israeli military has not confirmed whether it was behind the attack but they describe it as a surgical strike. staying in the middle east, there

has been another attack on a cargo ship in the red sea, despite the presence of a us led naval protection force. three explosions were reported close to an unnamed vessel. no damage reported and the crew are said to be safe. two of the world's biggest fishing firms are now using alternative routes following attacks by houthi rebels in yemen. here, high winds and heavy rain have caused power cuts and travel disruption across england and wales as storm henk caused chaos. look at the pictures. gale force winds up to 80 mph swept through the south west of england, battering this open top bus. and the car is driving off a ferry in dorset. what a way to arrive. across large parts of the country we have seen trees blocking roads, causing multiple accidents, railway lines flooded as well, making it difficult if not impossible for some travellers, and

of course, the obligatory pictures on social media of flying trampolines. take care out there. let's go live to worcester and speak to phil mackie. how is it looking this morning? still very wet, i can see. . ., ., this morning? still very wet, i can see. ., ., ., ,, ., ~ see. yeah, we had to storm henk come throuuh see. yeah, we had to storm henk come through yesterday- _ see. yeah, we had to storm henk come through yesterday. what _ see. yeah, we had to storm henk come through yesterday. what happens - through yesterday. what happens after that is all the water that fell and is up the river severn. this is at a very high level, the highest since 2020. these pub, the owner gave up last year and sold it. he got sick of the number of floods. it has reopened as a turkish restaurant. the first time it is flooded since. you can see a car getting stuck in the car park. they won't be getting that back in a hurry. i will show you the river and how swollen it is. very high levels, lots of volume coming down. lots more to come from upstream. i will get rob to come with me because i want to show you more. you can see the traffic on the bridge. that has had to be altered. they have raised

the roads since past floods to make it more usable when there ever gets this high. you can see some of the flats that have been flooded. this is social housing. this happens very rarely. the peak is higher than predicted. we are expecting it to get even higher during the day. thank you very much indeed. bbc news will keep an eye on that over the next few hours. figures just out suggests supermarkets had their biggest —— busiest christmas period since before the pandemic, with shoppers making 488 million trips to the stores in december. ben can tell us more about those figures. what have they shown? good morning. it looks like there was a christmas boost for the supermarkets, with the average household spending an all—time high of £477 last month. the research firm kantar says shoppers across great britain made 488 million trips to the supermarkets in december, 12 million more than last year and the largest number since pre—pandemic times. a record £13.7 billion also passed

through the tills last month, driven mainly by higher prices. but the rate of grocery inflation has fallen to 6.7% — the fastest month on month drop that kantar has recorded. retailers competed on price to win shoppers. nearly a third of all the money spent was on items with some kind of offer. and sales volumes — the amount of goods bought — were up by 2%. in the battle for our festive shop, tesco, sainsbury�*s, aldi and lidl all grew their market share. thanks, ben. what about the sales of doner kebabs? rocketing. 48 million, just like that. luke littler is a fan of the doner kebab. he has become a sensation in darts. he has succeeded in becoming the youngest ever player

to reach the final of the pb —— pdc world championship. it is fair to say there were celebrations last night every pub in st helens where he played as an amateur. look at that. they so proud. they really are. he beat the former champion rob cross bite 6 cents to two in their semifinal at ally pally in london. he plays another luke, luke humphreys, the final tonight. we are all feeling groggy this morning because we stayed up. it wasn'tjust morning because we stayed up. it wasn't just staying morning because we stayed up. it wasn'tjust staying up late, it is the fact we were so wired. matt, you are watching too. i was. unbelievable. good morning. this is the view a short while ago in matlock in derbyshire. you saw the flooding with phil mackie in worcestershire. whilst there are well over 300 flood warnings in force across england, wales and scotland, there are two severe with

immediate danger of life in the river nairn and the recheck in tenby. some of those flood warning numbers will continue to rise. the worst of the rainfall is over. we still have some rain in north—east scotland, heavy showers in the north—west. batches of showers through wales, parts of north—west england and the south—west. they will develop more widely and push your way eastwards during the day. there are showers. even if you do see them, it may only form a small portion of the day. windy and the south with 40 to 50 mph gusts. temperatures down a couple of degrees. still windy and still chilly across the fat north, where shetland could see some snow mixed in as we go today as well. more persistent rain to the north—east of scotland will break into light and patchy rain and drizzle. tonight, the showers will become lengthier in western scotland for the evening rush hour. elsewhere, not as bad as yesterday. you still have to cater for a few showers. with the wind in

the south, they should rattle across the south, they should rattle across the sky quite smartly. tonight, showers in southern areas will fade away. outbreaks of rain in the north—east of scotland. a chillier night tonight. julia start to your thursday morning. fewer showers before rain rise in the south. thank you. six women who met under the most difficult circumstances, call themselves the angel mums. each has lost a child to brain cancer. but what started as a group to provide support during unimaginable grief, has transformed into something much, much more. fi lamdin has their story. smile, george. ah! and time for swimming. you always think that you'll be able to help your child through anything. that's the hardest thing. you'd swap with them in an instant.

in april 2021, aged just 12, george suddenly developed headaches and started being sick. three weeks later, after a ten hour operation, doctors removed a six centimetre tumour. we received a phone call from addenbrooke's to tell us that we needed to come in and see them for to discuss the results. i asked, should we bring george to that appointment? and they said, yes, bring him along, we'd love to meet him, that would be great. so my husband and i, our response was that obviously it must be good news. george was asked to sit outside a room for a little while, while my husband and i were talking to the doctors. and at that point they told us that he had — it was not good news — he had a glioblastoma. not to try and google it. he had 12 to 15 months to live. there was no treatment for him. he was texting me and say,

"mum, i'm really scared. "what are they saying? "why are you so long?" we were told to tell george that he had cancer and be honest, and they wanted us to tell him that he was dying. but we refused to do that because he was just 12 years old. after being told this devastating news, what did you say to him? we were honest and said that he had cancer, but we just wanted him to have a positive outlook. and we knew how terrified we'd be if we knew we had a terminal brain tumour. so we didn't want that for our little boy. hi, how are you? another mum who knows exactly what it's like is niki. she lives around the corner. her son shay was also 13 when he died from a brain tumour. we've got a fantastic support network of friends and family,

but i think knowing these ladies have gone through exactly what we've been through, that their children have gone through what our children have gone through, i think that's a great comfort. i think i'm just going to shut my eyes and pretend i'm at thorpe park. yeah, but you'll be like, 12,000 feet in the air. i know. oh, my god. 0k. desperate to raise money to improve research and treatments, a few months ago, they alljumped out of a plane. we're all really scared of heights, so i've never in a million years — i can't even stand on a chair. we thought we'd be close to our children in heaven. it was a bit of a special moment, just coming together with other mums to try and raise awareness as well, because these mums are such incredible ladies. i can laugh and cry, and be myself, and know that these ladies understand my pain.

what a bond they have. we'rejoined now by all six angel mums, as well asjess mills, chief executive of the tessa jowell foundation. we will come to you in a moment, chess. but let's talk to some of the mums to start with. louise, we saw you in the film. this bond you have between you, that has brought you together in the most tragic circumstances, can you explain what this connection gives you? it circumstances, can you explain what this connection gives you?— this connection gives you? it means so much, honestly. _ this connection gives you? it means so much, honestly. i— this connection gives you? it means so much, honestly. ithink- this connection gives you? it means so much, honestly. i think we - this connection gives you? it means so much, honestly. i think we all. so much, honestly. i think we all agree, individually each mum was doing so much in memory of their child, and whilst their child was here, fighting. but together i think we have so much strength, we can laugh together, we can cry together, we can talk about our children, that is pretty much what we do most of the time. it is just really, really special. i think together we can

make a change.— special. i think together we can make a change. special. i think together we can make a chance. ., , i. ., ., make a change. louise, you two are neighbours- — make a change. louise, you two are neighbours- i _ make a change. louise, you two are neighbours. i can _ make a change. louise, you two are neighbours. i can see _ make a change. louise, you two are neighbours. i can see how— make a change. louise, you two are neighbours. i can see how you - make a change. louise, you two are neighbours. i can see how you two l neighbours. i can see how you two are connected. in terms of the rest of you, how did the rest of you come together? claire, how did you connect? ~ . ., ., connect? we all met online on facebook- _ connect? we all met online on facebook. louise _ connect? we all met online on facebook. louise started - connect? we all met online on facebook. louise started a - connect? we all met online on - facebook. louise started a facebook page _ facebook. louise started a facebook page from — facebook. louise started a facebook page. from others that have lost children— page. from others that have lost children to — page. from others that have lost children to brain tumours. that is how we _ children to brain tumours. that is how we met. louise once put a post out to— how we met. louise once put a post out to ask_ how we met. louise once put a post out to ask who would be interested in doing _ out to ask who would be interested in doing some fundraising. we all said yes _ in doing some fundraising. we all said yes straightaway. he in doing some fundraising. we all said yes straightaway.— in doing some fundraising. we all said yes straightaway. he also ideas and diumping _ said yes straightaway. he also ideas and diumping out— said yes straightaway. he also ideas and djumping out of— said yes straightaway. he also ideas and djumping out of an _ said yes straightaway. he also ideas and djumping out of an aeroplane. | and d jumping out of an aeroplane. tell me how that came about? i and djumping out of an aeroplane. tell me how that came about? i think it was more — tell me how that came about? i think it was more to _ tell me how that came about? i think it was more to do _ tell me how that came about? i think it was more to do with _ tell me how that came about? i think it was more to do with doing - it was more to do with doing something _ it was more to do with doing something out— it was more to do with doing something out of— it was more to do with doing something out of our- it was more to do with doing l something out of our comfort it was more to do with doing - something out of our comfort zone, something — something out of our comfort zone, something closer— something out of our comfort zone, something closer to— something out of our comfort zone, something closer to our— something out of our comfort zone, something closer to our children, . something closer to our children, but also, — something closer to our children, but also, if — something closer to our children, but also, if our _ something closer to our children, but also, if our children _ something closer to our children, but also, if our children can - something closer to our children, but also, if our children can face i but also, if our children can face what _ but also, if our children can face what they— but also, if our children can face what they faced _ but also, if our children can face what they faced in _ but also, if our children can face what they faced in the _ but also, if our children can face what they faced in the year - but also, if our children can face what they faced in the year or. but also, if our children can face i what they faced in the year or two years— what they faced in the year or two years they— what they faced in the year or two years they were _ what they faced in the year or two years they were fighting, - what they faced in the year or two years they were fighting, we - what they faced in the year or two years they were fighting, we can i years they were fighting, we can certainly— years they were fighting, we can certainlyiump_ years they were fighting, we can certainlyjump out— years they were fighting, we can certainlyjump out of— years they were fighting, we can certainlyjump out of a _ years they were fighting, we can certainlyjump out of a plane - years they were fighting, we can| certainlyjump out of a plane and try to _ certainlyjump out of a plane and try to make — certainlyjump out of a plane and try to make a— certainlyjump out of a plane and try to make a difference. - certainlyjump out of a plane and try to make a difference. i- certainlyjump out of a plane and try to make a difference.- certainlyjump out of a plane and try to make a difference. i love the fact ou try to make a difference. i love the fact you are _ try to make a difference. i love the fact you are always _ try to make a difference. i love the fact you are always wearing - try to make a difference. i love the

fact you are always wearing these l fact you are always wearing these special t—shirts with the pictures of your kids and the names of your kids. of of your kids and the names of your kids. of the picture they of evey. i would imagine she was absolutely in your mind as you did thatjob and your mind as you did thatjob and you were thinking about going through it?— you were thinking about going through it? you were thinking about going throuuh it? ~ , ,, , through it? absolutely. i think she would be very _ through it? absolutely. i think she would be very proud. _ through it? absolutely. i think she would be very proud. she - through it? absolutely. i think she would be very proud. she used - through it? absolutely. i think she would be very proud. she used to | through it? absolutely. i think she i would be very proud. she used to say i was very square. i think she would be slightly horrified at what i was up be slightly horrified at what i was up to. but yeah, i think she would have been really proud. i5 up to. but yeah, i think she would have been really proud.— up to. but yeah, i think she would have been really proud. is that what it is about, — have been really proud. is that what it is about. just _ have been really proud. is that what it is about, just doing _ have been really proud. is that what it is about, just doing it _ have been really proud. is that what it is about, just doing it for- have been really proud. is that what it is about, just doing it for them? l it is about, just doing it for them? yeah, for them, for us, for each other, for others, to show people we can keep going in the face of adversity, we can raise awareness for our own charities, for the tessa jowell foundation, just to show we can keep going, we can do this together. can keep going, we can do this touether. . , ~ can keep going, we can do this touether. ,, , ,, ., can keep going, we can do this touether. ,, , ,, . ., together. seems like a good time to seak together. seems like a good time to s - eak to together. seems like a good time to speak to jess _ together. seems like a good time to speak to jess mills, _ together. seems like a good time to speak to jess mills, from _ together. seems like a good time to speak to jess mills, from the - together. seems like a good time to speak to jess mills, from the tessa l speak tojess mills, from the tessa jowell foundation. yes, what has this meant to the foundation in terms of awareness, in terms of

understanding?— terms of awareness, in terms of understanding? oh, well, you 'ust can't understanding? oh, well, you 'ust can-t possibly fl understanding? oh, well, you 'ust can't possibly have i understanding? oh, well, you 'ust can't possibly have a i understanding? oh, well, you 'ust can't possibly have a more i can't possibly have a more extraordinary group of campaigners, mothers, human beings and the angel mums to talk to the heart of everything that needs to change for people living with brain tumours. these women have been through the unspeakable experience and loss of losing a child to a brain tumour. unfortunately, it is not uncommon. brain cancer is the biggest killer of children in the uk. that is an unthinkable reality in 2024. until very recently, leukaemia was the biggest cancer killer of children in the uk. it took a national effort and then a global effort to change that. and what we are doing is coming together to raise awareness and to raise money for our brand—new network, nhs tessa jowell centre of

excellence for children, where we are going to work for the first time, every single children's hospital in the uk, to support them, to improve every single aspect of their services, all the way from what they're doing in research and science and discovery, all the way up science and discovery, all the way up to insurance... and getting the best care and treatment of their hospitals. all the money that the angel mums are raising constantly tessa jowell foundation to make sure these centres thrive and can change outcomes for this generation and for future generations. and outcomes for this generation and for future generations.— future generations. and of course, tessa jowell. _ future generations. and of course, tessa jowell, your _ future generations. and of course, tessa jowell, your mum, - future generations. and of course, tessa jowell, your mum, jazz, - future generations. and of course, tessa jowell, your mum, jazz, we | tessa jowell, your mum, jazz, we remember her speaking so powerfully of running speeds of breast cancer before she died, talking about it in the house of commons. are we making progress as a country?— progress as a country? listen, the last five years _ progress as a country? listen, the last five years since _ progress as a country? listen, the last five years since mum - progress as a country? listen, the last five years since mum died - progress as a country? listen, the | last five years since mum died from brain cancer there have been some extra ordinary changes and transformations happening within the

national community of brain cancer. the whole community and brain cancer is nowjoined up for the first time, united to delivering this vision to completely transform outcomes for brain tumours and make them non—lethalfor brain tumours and make them non—lethal for this generation. brain tumours and make them non—lethalfor this generation. is there more to do? oh, my god, we are at the bottom of the mountain. joining everybody up, beginning this work is the first part. we have a hell of a long way to go. we can't do it on our own. so, if anybody is watching today thinking how they can help us, by all means go online and look up the angel mums just giving skydive page to support any way you canjoin the tessa skydive page to support any way you can join the tessa valve foundation, we need your voices, we need your support, increased government support. —— tessa jowell foundation. hearts and minds are very important. if there is one thing you can go home with today it is to come and find us and see how you can support us because there is always something that can be done.—

that can be done. rebecca, going throuuh that can be done. rebecca, going through what _ that can be done. rebecca, going through what you _ that can be done. rebecca, going through what you have _ that can be done. rebecca, going through what you have all- that can be done. rebecca, going through what you have all been . through what you have all been through, one can't even begin to imagine. how much has been involved with angel mums out you and allows you to think there might be something you can do? i you to think there might be something you can do? i think having the su ort something you can do? i think having the support of— something you can do? i think having the support of all— something you can do? i think having the support of all the _ something you can do? i think having the support of all the mums, - something you can do? i think having the support of all the mums, just - the support of all the mums, just having _ the support of all the mums, just having ones around you that know exactly _ having ones around you that know exactly how we feel, we don't have to filter _ exactly how we feel, we don't have to filter what we say to each other, we completely get it. yeah, we're essentiallyjust want to change the future _ essentiallyjust want to change the future. there will be other children. _ future. there will be other children, unfortunately, diagnosed with brain — children, unfortunately, diagnosed with brain cancer. we just want to make _ with brain cancer. we just want to make that — with brain cancer. we just want to make thatjourney easier with brain cancer. we just want to make that journey easier than our journeys — make that journey easier than our journeys a— make that journey easier than our journeys. a lot of hours have been incredibly— journeys. a lot of hours have been incredibly hard. some of us have struggled — incredibly hard. some of us have struggled with gps and hospitals and trying _ struggled with gps and hospitals and trying to— struggled with gps and hospitals and trying to get our voices heard and our children treated. 50 trying to get our voices heard and our children treated. so yeah, we want _ our children treated. so yeah, we want to— our children treated. so yeah, we want to change the future for other families— want to change the future for other families and make it easier for them — families and make it easier for them. is — families and make it easier for them. , ., families and make it easier for them. , . ., , ., , them. is that what it is about, 'ust makin: them. is that what it is about, 'ust making people fl them. is that what it is about, 'ust making people aware? * them. is that what it is about, 'ust making people aware? even h them. is that what it is about, just l making people aware? even though them. is that what it is about, just. making people aware? even though it is a common, one of the most common

forms of cancer in children, it feels like something that a lot of parents, kids, don't really know about? ., , ., about? no, it is something we had never heard _ about? no, it is something we had never heard about. _ about? no, it is something we had never heard about. now _ about? no, it is something we had never heard about. now we - about? no, it is something we had never heard about. now we have l about? no, it is something we had - never heard about. now we have gone through what we have gone through we feel a responsibility to help families in the future and children who are going to be diagnosed. shea was diagnosed in 2018. it has been five years. in practical terms the treatment a child would get now is no different to five years ago. it is no different to 20 years ago. if we can make a change, then hopefully in 15 years' time we are not still going to be in 15 years' time we are not still going to he sat here having these same conversations. i think we are also passionate about it. a lot of us run our own charities. i think it is all about collaboration, asjess said. it is aboutjoining up. everybody has got a shared value. we want to see change. until you have gone through it you just can't appreciate how devastating this disease is. it needs to improve. thank you all.

good luck with what you are doing, which is raising awareness. that is something that people may be which is raising awareness. that is something that people may he don't know as much about as they otherwise might. so thank you. and more challenges to come? absolutely. i thought you might say that! we will keep across that. lovely to see you again in the future. thank you. thank you to jess future. thank you. thank you tojess mills as well. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning — welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. as we've been hearing, junior doctors have also begun six days of industrial action — the longest in nhs history. thousands of routine operations and appointments in london are expected to be either cancelled or postponed as hospitals focus on emergency care. members of the doctors' union, the bma, are demanding a 35% pay rise but the government says

that is unrealistic. network rail say disruption to southern and thamelsink services will continue for part of the morning following storm henk which hit the capital yesterday afternoon. gusts of up to 69 miles per hour brought down scaffolding — like here in greenwich — as well as solar panals and trees. a woman remains in hospital after being hit by a falling tree in 0rpington — her condition is not thought to be life—threatening. council staff in harlow are carrying out extra checks this week on a block of flats at the centre of a gas scare. three families were asked to go to hospital as a precaution after firefighters found high levels of carbon monoxide at edmunds tower on saturday. transport for london is advising customers there will be severe disruption across the tube network next week, if planned strikes by rmt members go ahead. they will be little or no service

as those working on different parts of the underground strike on separate days between the fifth and 12th of january. it comes as part of their dispute over pay. the elizabeth line, overground, dlr and london buses are scheduled to run as normal. let's take a look at the tubes. there's minor delays on the central, metropolitan and piccidilly lines. there's severe delays on the district line and the overground is part suspended. now the weather with kate. good morning. yesterday, storm henk brought a wind gust of 69mph to heathrow airport. today, the storm is out towards the east of the uk. low pressure still in charge to the north of scotland, though, bringing some blustery, heavy showers for us, but some brighter spells mixed in there, too. the wind is not as strong as yesterday, but it is still fairly breezy, that south—westerly wind. the showers that move through, moving through quickly, but they could be quite heavy. temperatures still mild — 12 celsius the maximum. then overnight tonight, we still could see a few showers moving through.

the wind still there, but starting to ease. some clearer spells, especially through the early hours of tomorrow morning, things start to settle. the minimum temperature cooler than last night — between 4—6 celsius. for tomorrow, coming up from the south could see some rain for parts of surrey. further north — drier and clearer. but as we head towards friday and the weekend, high pressure builds, but it also brings in this cold air. so the temperatures through the weekend are set to get colder. we could see some misty and foggy conditions in the morning. that's all from me — there's more on all of today's stories on the bbc news app, including tributes to camila batmanghelidjh, the founder of the charity kids' company and a social justice camapigner who has died at the age of 61. i'll be back with you in half an hour. — but for now lets go back tojon and sarah. hello, this is breakfast

withjon kay and sarah campbell. we have to get used to saying we are on air until 9.30. and then. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store are you getting used to this? just about. if we keep saying it, we will believe it. it about. if we keep saying it, we will believe it. , as part of our cost of living special week, we're investigating the tactics criminals use to prey on people who are trying to make ends meet. employment fraud soars at this time of year so scam interceptors' nick stapleton explains. how a quick call can prove a job's legit. and why perks like "£500 for two hours' work" could mean an offer is too good to be true. plus, con artists are using celebrities to trick people who are simply searching for a way to make extra cash. we meet a woman who lost £15,000 to a deepfake video of sir rod stewart — created by artificial intelligence

to look exactly like someone. it's shocking and scarily realistic, and to find out how easy it is to do, we made one of our very own finance expert iona bain. there is the real one and that is fake iona. there is the real one and that is fake iona-— fake iona. how realistic is it? it is mad. fake iona. how realistic is it? it is mad- so _ fake iona. how realistic is it? it is mad. so much _ fake iona. how realistic is it? it is mad. so much talk _ fake iona. how realistic is it? it is mad. so much talk about - fake iona. how realistic is it? it| is mad. so much talk about that fake iona. how realistic is it? it - is mad. so much talk about that and we will unpack it later. also coming up. we're discovering the simple exercises that can help you live longer with dr xand. that's right. the length of time you can balance on one leg or the firmness of your handshake can help you determine how healthy your heart and brain are. plus, i'll show you moves that can improve fitness without an expensive gym membership. and that is definitely the real one? it could be my twin brother. it it could be my twin brother. actually it could be my twin brother. it actually could be. all that, plus cook briony may williams is turning the humble cabbage into a cake. are we sure about this? absolutely.

convincing~ — see you at 9:30. cabbage cake. ok. cabbage cake. 0k. do you want us to save ou cabbage cake. 0k. do you want us to save you some? _ cabbage cake. 0k. do you want us to save you some? i— cabbage cake. 0k. do you want us to save you some? i am _ cabbage cake. 0k. do you want us to save you some? i am sure _ cabbage cake. 0k. do you want us to save you some? i am sure it - cabbage cake. 0k. do you want us to save you some? i am sure it is - save you some? i am sure it is delicious- _ save you some? i am sure it is delicious. now— save you some? i am sure it is delicious. now it _ save you some? i am sure it is delicious. now it is _ save you some? i am sure it is delicious. now it is time - save you some? i am sure it is delicious. now it is time for i save you some? i am sure it is i delicious. now it is time for more luke littler. more kabamba, pizza, omelette. he likes to start the day with an omelette. no break in tradition this morning as he prepares for a huge night ahead. going where nobody has gone before. the youngest world darts finalist at 16. the only slight nerves appeared as he lost the first set in the semifinal last night, but impressive accuracy and his trademark speed at the oche brought him back — beating rob cross 6—2. and so it's another luke, luke humprhies who he plays tonight at 7.30. alexandra palace will

be rocking again. with that £500,000 up for grabs for the winner. he will be popular with his friends. very. not just his friends. very. notjust alexandra palace will be rocking. let's find out from those who know him best. we can go to a pub in st helens with some of his friends. i suppose you can ask them how he will be spending that money. will we be rocking down here in the pub tonight? oh, yes. everybody is very excited about what is happening down here. a phenomenon. he is phenomenal. very excited. katie was down last night soaking up the atmosphere and looking ahead to what will be remarkable tonight. his first world championship. he could

be the youngest world champion. celebrations in st helens — where luke littler trained since he was a young boy. as he stormed through the semifinal last night, there was huge support from his friends. it's six days of the world championship, world championship final. it's just amazing. no—one ever thought he was going to get this far. no, not many of us, but what he's doing is just absolutely amazing. commentator: and he finishes it on double ten. _ this was the moment the 16—year—old beat rob cross six—two to become the youngest player ever to reach the final of the pdc world darts championship — the first time he's ever played in the tournament. becca chisnall grew up with luke — the two of them playing darts together since they were six. he's really good. i can't win a game against him and i don't think many people can, to be fair. i think we're going to have like a thing in the window for him, because if he does win — even if he doesn't win, we'll celebrate for him — but if he wins it, we're going to have party or something.

karl holden coached him at the st helens darts academy and says he knew he had an incredible talent not long after he took up the sport. at nine, he was good. before he was 11, he was extremely good. he's a freak of nature, honestly. he really is. i'd say he's the ronaldo of darts. he is one of the best players in the world at the age of 16. who doesn't want to be that, you know? everybody wants to be that, even these 40—year—olds in the pdc want to be like luke now. he has already made history. but nowjust one more match stands between him becoming the world champion. katie barnfield, bbc news, st helens. tell me his connection to the pub. 12 months ago, we started a competition every wednesday. i got a

young superb talent who happens to be luke's really good friend. and it was a condition, slight on my part, she got him down. i wanted to inspire the other [ads in the competition and it worked a treat. from there, it has been a joy to watch him. every week. effortless. no arrogance. people think he is arrogant with his combinations. he knows what he is doing. he is freakishly talented. i wouldn't use that word but he is phenomenal. i love him to bits. you that word but he is phenomenal. i love him to bits.— that word but he is phenomenal. i love him to bits. you do. as well as bein: love him to bits. you do. as well as being undeniably _ love him to bits. you do. as well as being undeniably incredibly - being undeniably incredibly talented, he is a nice lad. he being undeniably incredibly talented, he is a nice lad. he is a lovely lad- _ talented, he is a nice lad. he is a lovely lad- so _ talented, he is a nice lad. he is a lovely lad. so grounded. - talented, he is a nice lad. he is a lovely lad. so grounded. he i talented, he is a nice lad. he is a i lovely lad. so grounded. he comes from good stock. his mum and dad are beautiful people. that from good stock. his mum and dad are beautiful people.— beautiful people. that is what we t to do beautiful people. that is what we try to do here- — beautiful people. that is what we try to do here. he _ beautiful people. that is what we try to do here. he has— beautiful people. that is what we try to do here. he has inspired i beautiful people. that is what we | try to do here. he has inspired the next generation. you knew that

talent when you saw him? without a doubt. i almost _ talent when you saw him? without a doubt. i almost pushed _ talent when you saw him? without a doubt. i almost pushed him - talent when you saw him? without a doubt. i almost pushed him once. i talent when you saw him? without a | doubt. i almost pushed him once. he took it 300. is doubt. i almost pushed him once. he took it 300-— took it 300. is that what you call a hammering? _ took it 300. is that what you call a hammering? he _ took it 300. is that what you call a hammering? he is _ took it 300. is that what you call a hammering? he is superb. - took it 300. is that what you call a hammering? he is superb. we i took it 300. is that what you call a hammering? he is superb. we can took it 300. is that what you call a i hammering? he is superb. we can chat to some of the next generation who have played with him who i think have played with him who i think have also got a hammering. come to chat. you are quite talented yourselves. harry, harry, live television. come here. come and have a chat. tell me how you played with him? , ~ , ._ a chat. tell me how you played with him?— before - a chat. tell me how you played with him?_ before he. a chat. tell me how you played with i him?_ before he went him? every wednesday. before he went bi rer. you him? every wednesday. before he went bigger- you were _ him? every wednesday. before he went bigger. you were friends _ him? every wednesday. before he went bigger. you were friends with _ him? every wednesday. before he went bigger. you were friends with him? i i bigger. you were friends with him? i am quite good friends with him. i have been mates with him years. hope have been mates with him years. how did ou have been mates with him years. how did you feel — have been mates with him years. how did you feel last _ have been mates with him years. how did you feel last night when he got through to the final? he did you feel last night when he got through to the final?— through to the final? he is lovely. some people _ through to the final? he is lovely. some people might— through to the final? he is lovely. some people might think - through to the final? he is lovely. some people might think you i through to the final? he is lovely. i some people might think you changes

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with half £1 million and a kebabs and a tango. the money will not change? no. he is amazing. he said if he wins the half million pound prize he will celebrate by taking his mates to alton towers or blackpool. his mates to alton towers or lzvlackpool-— his mates to alton towers or blackool. ., ., , his mates to alton towers or blackool. ., . , ,., ., blackpool. your final message? good luck, we believe _ blackpool. your final message? good luck, we believe in _ blackpool. your final message? good luck, we believe in you. _ blackpool. your final message? good luck, we believe in you. there - blackpool. your final message? good luck, we believe in you. there is i luck, we believe in you. there is onl one luck, we believe in you. there is only one luke — luck, we believe in you. there is only one luke littler! _ only one luke littler! # wandering - only one luke littler! # wandering along, i only one luke littler! - # wandering along, singing a only one luke littler! _ # wandering along, singing a song, walking _ # wandering along, singing a song, walking in _ # wandering along, singing a song, walking in a — # wandering along, singing a song, walking in a luke _ # wandering along, singing a song, walking in a luke littler— walking in a luke littler wonderland. _ wonderland. studio: - wonderland. i studio: save wonderland. - studio: save your wonderland. _ studio: save your voices wonderland. — studio: save your voices for later. i am sure they will be joining studio: save your voices for later. i am sure they will bejoining him down there as he takes the stage at 7.30. what of his opponent?

fellow englishman luke humphries in the final. the two know know each other well. here they are pictured together five years ago when luke was 11. humphries completely dominated his match against scott williams coming through 6—0. he's the new world number one after reaching the final for the first time. he will offer him a big test later. everyone is talking about him. john terry was wishing him luck... and warrington wolves — the rugby league team that luke littler supports, also tweeted their congratulations. their mascot hugged littler as he made his entrance for the semi—final. you just wonder what the day holds. if he were to win, what the next few days will hold. it has been a crazy couple of weeks and will be a crazy

few days. it is going to go mad. it is funny in the pub they were singing there is only one luke and there are two tonight. brea kfast breakfast is on until 9.30 so plenty more to come. i love this next piece about archaeology. archaeologists have unearthed a rare medieval cemetery not far from the end of the runway at cardiff airport. not where you would expect it. at least 70 graves have been discovered, which are thought to date back to the 6th or 7th century. so far, 18 of the graves have been excavated and included several unusual artefacts. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. uncovering a medieval mystery. just outside of cardiff, archaeologists have discovered a graveyard they think is 1500 years old. the bodies buried so long ago are giving an insight into a period

we know little about. what's being revealed is baffling the archaeologists. it's really rare to have a site like this. each one of these is a grave, and the team of excavated 18, and the team have excavated 18, so far, but they think there could be more than 70 at this site. now they're all aligned in the same position, running from east to west. and in some of them, the skeletons are flat on their backs with their legs outstretched. but in others, like this one over here, the skeleton is in a really unusual crouching position. why this is isn't clear. were burial practices changing over time? or was there something else marking these people out as different? the skeletons are some of the best preserved. we're actually very, very lucky with that. and this particular individual is one of our better preserved ones on the site as a whole. the skeletons are being carefully excavated and they're already providing clues about how these people lived and died.

as bones get cleaned, we'll find pathologies. they can tell us about health, tell us, in some cases, about work. we have some teeth that are very worn in kind of a funny way that might indicate the use of teeth as tools — maybe for textile work, leatherwork, basketry, where they're pulling something through their front teeth. so, all together, we'll have a really good not only life history of these people, but also a community history. got something that looks like glass. pick it out carefully. what's being found alongside the skeletons is posing even more of a puzzle. that is glass. a shard of fine french glass has just been discovered. hopefully, the rim from a cone beaker. so which would have looked like an ice cream cone and it probably was imported alongside wine in barrels from the bordeaux region of france. a really nice find. it's just one of an array of

artifacts from fragments of pottery, from fragments of pottery, perhaps from north africa, to a tiny carved peg. this little object is manufactured from animal bone. it could be a peg for fora gaming board. kind of cribbage or some sort of game? yes, yes. a medieval version. yes, something like that. it suggests people were coming to the cemetery to meet up, eat and drink — the living and the dead existing together. we tend to think of graveyards as sort of enclosed spaces that we don't really go to, but they probably would have been quite central to life in the past. and it's notjust a place where people are being buried, but it's a place where communities are coming together. they are burying their dead, but they're also undertaking other forms of activity and social practice, including eating and drinking and feasting. no nearby settlement has yet been found and the dig is creating a perplexing picture. the items unearthed in the cemetery suggest wealth —

that the people there were of high status. that's what we're trying to find out as part of our work is what exactly is going on, who are these people being buried here? the people interred here have access to very high—quality imported goods that you can only get through trading or exchange networks with people with a lot of wealth to bring it here. this unusual cemetery is just starting to give up its secrets. archaeologists have onlyjust begun to scratch the surface. they hope their excavation will reveal much more — not only about each individual buried there, but also about the medieval way of life that's remained an enigma for so long. rebecca morelle, bbc news, cardiff. that is fascinating. you can see more on digging for britain on bbc two at 8pm tomorrow night. the full series is also available on iplayer.

it is nice to see the sunshine. it was filmed in summer because the programme had an embargo until now. so if you think there is a weather window at cardiff airport any chance? there is some sunshine ahead. some good news but before we look ahead, let's look back. yesterday the met office released doubts for 2023. this chart shows how temperatures compared to the average. when you see pink and red, indication temperatures were above normal the whole year. and deeper red across northern ireland, parts of wales and the south—west. overall the uk had its second warmest year on record. the warmest being 2022. in northern ireland and wales, the warmest on

record for a second consecutive year. the nights were particularly warm. that registered is the warmest on record as well. with warmer years comes something usually wetter. the met office said due to climate change, influence of human activity, warm years like that, the chances are an increase from a one in 500 year event to a one in three year event. a warmer atmosphere means a wetter one and that was the case in the uk in 2023. the notable exception was the west of scotland. and we saw the year end on a wet note. saturated ground and more rain through christmas means the risk of flooding has increased. following storm henk yesterday, plenty of flooding this morning. well over 300 flooding this morning. well over 300 flood warnings in force. in england

and wales, a severe warning around northampton and another around tenby meaning immediate risk of danger to life. more details on the weather website. and local radio. there is good news. in the days ahead. storm henk has moved away and taken away the windy weather and the wettest weather we will see in a while. low pressure means it will not be completely dry. we still have showers. rain in north—eastern scotland and snow in shetland. windy here. and the english channel. lighter wind elsewhere and showers. some thundery. showers means south—west scotland, northern ireland and far north of england are best favoured for that. with showers, they could be heavy. a cooler day yesterday and a cooler night tonight. some sleet and snow

in the far north—east of scotland. two degrees in lerwick but elsewhere down to single figures. there could be thrust in the morning. still some showers in the northern half of the country tomorrow morning. we will have to watch the south. rain in the channel islands could push into southern counties of england in the afternoon. it could be another wet speu afternoon. it could be another wet spell to finish the day and temperatures will be down. that goes to the near continent by friday. and high pressure builds from scandinavian and across the atlantic. friday, still plenty of cloud. sunny spells. showers. more of you will be dry by friday and temperatures sliding away down to single figures for most and further into the weekend and beyond. a slightly cooler than average spell coming our way at the weekend. but

the good news next week, it is looking drier.— looking drier. that is definitely what we need. _ looking drier. that is definitely what we need. before - looking drier. that is definitely what we need. before morning looking drier. that is definitely i what we need. before morning live, we will go to worcestershire to find out about the continuing impact of that storm. there is a lot of good television on tonight. traitors. darts. and the third part of a tv drama, mr bates vs the post office. it tells the true story of hundreds of sub—postmaster is wrongly prosecuted for theft and false accounting. tobyjones came here a few weeks ago and even he was not aware of the story until he got the script. now real—life victims hope the drama will raise more awareness. you might think how on earth did the script writers come up with

something as shocking as this? but it is more shocking when you learn it is more shocking when you learn it is more shocking when you learn it is based on real events. the post office horizon scandal as it's called is regarded as one of the greatest miscarriages ofjustice in british history. it's led to a public inquiry looking into what went wrong and who was ultimately responsible for so many people being wrongly accused of something they didn't do. the itv drama mr bates vs the post office follows the story of those involved. let's take a look. i'm a mother. i don't want to go to prison. we are changing your plea. not guilty. this time, i will come to court with you. i if you are thinking of going to court, just be careful. well, there are people here who have done time. we've all lost our businesses and our savings. the question is — what are we going to do about it?

the other question is how it began in real life. let me take you back. in 1999, the post office rolled out a computer system called horizon, supplied by the japanese company fujitsu. it was used for things like transactions, accounting and stocktaking. soon after, there were complaints about bugs in the system after shortfalls were reported, sometimes amounting to many thousands of pounds. some sub—postmasters tried to plug the gap with their own money, even re—mortgaging their homes in some cases to try to correct an error. between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 branch managers were given criminal convictions when what turned out to be faulty accounting software made it look as though cash was missing from their sites. and it wasn't until 2019 that the post office leadership finally acknowledged the wide scope of the errors, which was a real turning point in this whole saga. where are we now?

well, a public inquiry that began in 2021 is still taking place with the full findings expected in early 2025. so far, only 93 convictions have been quashed. and the battle for compensation for those affected is far from over. then of course there's the big question of accountability. while the public inquiry doesn't have the power to punish people, the crown prosecution service is keeping a watchful eye over proceedings. james hartley is a lawyer who has helped over 500 sub—postmaster victims. first of all, how can this have happened in the uk, in a government—owned corporate, which is what the public inquiry will help to get to the bottom of. but it's the obvious next question — who is accountable and how are they going to pay for this? now, it is true to say that some senior individuals within the post office and, to a degree, fujitsu are paying a price in terms

of their reputations completely in tatters and they have lost their careers, but is that enough? in the eyes of many that is not enough. the post office says it's deeply sorry and doing all it can to right the wrongs of the past. adding that it fully shares the aims of the current public inquiry, set up to establish what went wrong and who was responsible. this issue and this drama has touched a nerve. so many people commenting on the breakfast facebook page. one says i hope it spurs those involved to finally resolve this although it is too late for many. reference to the fact some of those caught up in this have since died and will never see justice done. michelle said it is harrowing for these families. praise for the drama itself and joanne said it is brilliant, i cannot imagine what these families must have gone

through. it is heartbreaking. julie shares that feeling, saying it is brilliantly done drama and i have binged all episodes and it is unbelievable they are still having to fight forjustice. unbelievable they are still having to fight for justice. and unbelievable they are still having to fight forjustice. and samantha praising the acting. the question is how long before this is resolved. the public inquiry ending in 2025 so still some time to run. and so many awaiting compensation. as you said, if you wrote it as a tv script you would not think it was believable. and it is a true story. that is picked up on other comments with anthony saying how they carried on prosecuting innocent people, surely it flagged up a problem when so many law—abiding sub—postmaster suddenly became so called thieves. jim said that when there were 300, then 700 plus cases, it was obvious the

software was faulty. why no manual audits applied alongside the software? software ? post office software? post office sub—masters, the heart of the community. when the finger was pointed, yes. you will be back for more on the next half hour. good stuff.

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