at six — tens of thousands ofjunior doctors go on strike for three days in england amid warnings of "the most serious" disruption in nhs history. the strike will continue until thursday morning — junior doctors are calling for a 35% pay increase. we are losing staff,

we are not giving patients the care we want to give them. i go in to work, i see a ten hour wait, i see so many patients waiting to be treated by us but there's only so much we can do. this woman waiting for treatment on her knee is one of many we have had operations and appointments cancelled this week. every body's suffering, every body has got problems with money. but if they were in the pain i'm in, i think they might go in to work tomorrow and get their fingers out. also on the programme... gary lineker will be back on air this weekend after reaching an agreement with the bbc. the mother of the tv star caroline flack — who took her own life three years ago — tells us why she has rejected an apology from the metropolitan police over the way they handled her case. and the sci—fi film everything everywhere all at once scoops up almost everything at the oscars. and on bbc london... on sports they later on the bbc news

channel. a big night for british players at indian wells. andy murray and emma raducanu aim to reach a fourth round. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. tens of thousands ofjunior doctors across england have begun three days of industrial action over pay. they may be called junior but in reality they are doctors right up to, but not including, consultant level — and many have decades of experience. and they make up a large part of the medical workforce — around 40% of staff. so this strike will affect operations and appointments across england. what they want is a 35% pay rise. the british medical association — their union — says junior doctors' pay has fallen by a quarter in real terms over the last 15 years.

but the health secretary steve barclay says the union's demands are "completely unaffordable". the strike began this morning at 7am and will continue until 7am on thursday morning. our health editor hugh pym reports now from the north east of england. what do we want? junior doctors on the picket line outside newcastle's royal victoria infirmary. part of the most extensive strike action so far in the current nhs pay dispute. for the first time, all forms of care, including emergencies, are affected. i'm very passionate about the nhs. eloise and amna explained why they had joined the action. i feel so strongly because we are losing staff, we are not giving patients the care that we want to give them. i go into work, i see a ten—hour wait. i see so many patients waiting to be treated by us. there's only so much that we can do. we need to improve how many doctors we have on the floor, to help with the patients, because the care they are receiving is not the care we want to give.

we want to give them everything we can, but we can't. have you got the notes i for the lady in bed three? a dozen miles away, this hospital, like others, is trying to do its best for patients. hello, elizabeth. hello there. elliot, who is a consultant, is seeing elizabeth. much better because i'm here. good, ok. and what's been the problem? my gall bladder. but elliott says redeploying consultants and others to cover striking junior doctors hasn't been easy. it's been hugely disruptive i and time consuming in terms of the preparation. in terms of actually- the days of the strike, yes, it has been very disruptive. it's involved a massive number of additional consultant staff. i around england, patients are facing cancellations. maxine, who lives in hampshire, needs a knee replacement and was due to have an appointment today, but she'll now have to wait six months. devastating because as far as i can see it, my world exists sitting in that chair, struggling to the bathroom, getting back in the chair. my life has come to a halt.

my daughter came round at the weekend and said, "let's go out, mum." i didn't want to go out. i can't. it's just so painful. there were picket lines at many hospitals, including hull and in swindon, with junior doctors ranging from the newly qualified to those with several years' experience. other health unions are now in pay talks. the bma and ministers were in contact over the weekend over the possibility of negotiations, but that came to nothing. we stand ready to engage with the junior doctors on that in exactly the same way we have with other health unions. and i urge the junior doctors to come and have those discussions as the other health unions have been doing, so we can pause the strikes and discuss those issues. the union claims there were too many conditions attached. he wanted to talk about pay this year, which might be a one—off payment, which goes completely

against the premise of our dispute, which is the erosion that we've seen over the last 15 years. so we want to address that erosion, just to reverse the pay cuts that we have. in scotland, junior doctors will be balloted on strike action. the bma says an offer in wales is not good enough and in england, further action is likely if there's no movement by ministers. hugh pym, bbc news, newcastle. it's notjustjunior doctors who are on strike this week. teachers go on strike in england on wednesday and thursday and industrial action is also being taken by some civil servants and london underground. and all that as the chancellor prepares to announce his budget on wednesday. our political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster. a week of strikes is a difficult backdrop for the budget. yes. a week of strikes is a difficult backdrop for the budget. yes, and we've already _ backdrop for the budget. yes, and we've already seen _ backdrop for the budget. yes, and we've already seen months - backdrop for the budget. yes, and we've already seen months of - we've already seen months of industrial action across the board.

in some instances, strikes have been paused while negotiations take place with the government, some talks are taking place this week, but for others, junior doctors and teachers, that seems some way off, and on wednesday, thousands of civil servants will go on strike on the very day the chancellor stands up to deliver his budget. becausejeremy hunt and the state of public finances has a little more head room to play with, something in that budget may be an opportune that's some feel that budget may be an opportune moment to address the issue of pay. but my sense tonight issue of pay. but my sense tonight is not to expect a significant intervention on this issue because the chancellor and the prime minister say their priority is bringing down inflation, and in their view, bringing down inflation, and in theirview, increasing bringing down inflation, and in their view, increasing public sector pay to something along the lines of what thejunior pay to something along the lines of what the junior doctors are asking for would make that problem worse. others, of course, fundamentally disagree. where does that leave us? they may be inching towards progress with some of the unions but they are also looking at conte dispute with others. . ~' , ., also looking at conte dispute with others-_ -- _ also looking at conte dispute with others._ -- continued. also looking at conte dispute with l others._ -- continued to others. thank you. -- continued to

seak. the match of the day host, gary lineker, will be back on air next weekend after reaching a deal with the bbc. he was temporarily suspended from his show following comments he made on twitter about the government's illegal migration bill. the bbc said his tweets had broken its guidelines on impartiality. but after talks over the weekend, he'll be returning to bbc screens and the bbc be will carrying out an independent review of its social media guidelines. meanwhile pressure continues to grow on the bbc chairman richard sharp. here's our media correspondent david sillito. morning, gary. morning, mr lineker. how do you feel about being reinstated? as gary lineker left home this morning, the weekend's dramas that saw him taken off air, chaos brought to the bbc�*s sporting output, looked to have been resolved. this was match of the day 2 yesterday, after presenters, pundits and commentators downed microphones in protest at his treatment. but the bbc says there was good reason for its actions, he had broken guidelines with tweets in which he

described government asylum policy as "immeasurably cruel" and the language "not dissimilar to that used by germany in the 30s". however, he's made no apology, nor is there a sanction, merely an agreement to abide by guidelines while the bbc re—examines those guidelines. this looks like a complete climb—down of the bbc. i don't think so. i think i've always said we need to take proportionate action. for some people, by the way, we've taken too—severe action. others think we've been too lenient. re—examining guidance and guidelines sounds like kicking the can down the road. has gary lineker agreed to stop tweeting about politics, which is what you asked on friday? we've agreed, and i've spent time talking to gary and we've had lots of discussion. between now and when the review reports, gary will abide by the editorial guidelines. that's where we are. how are you so out of touch with your own corporation, your own organisation, your own staff, your own programmes, that you didn't

foresee this complete chaos that's happened to the organisation? look, i respect the views of the sports teams. they obviously were put in a very difficult situation. i think people across the bbc, if you talk to them, are all very passionate about our standing as an impartial broadcaster. that's a really important thing. that word, impartiality, does raise a few questions, though. for instance, the man at the top of the bbc, chairman richard sharp, is a former conservative donor and the subject of an ongoing inquiry into what role he played in a loan guaranteed to borisjohnson. and tim davie was also himself at one point an active member of the conservative party. there are many people and all they see here is a conservative director—general and a conservative chairman bowing to pressure from conservative mps and the conservative press. i can tell you, anyone who knows me knows that yes, 30 years ago, some

political involvement. but absolutely not affected by pressure from one party or the other. that is not how we work, editorially in the bbc. on the question regarding the chairman, one of the people i don't point is the chairman. �* , ~ , �* chairman. and gary lineker isn't the only famous — chairman. and gary lineker isn't the only famous bbc _ chairman. and gary lineker isn't the only famous bbc face _ chairman. and gary lineker isn't the only famous bbc face a _ chairman. and gary lineker isn't the only famous bbc face a recently - only famous bbc face a recently express political opinions. what about alan sugar on the rail unions? deborah me didn't on brexit? chris packham on hunting? one former architect of bbc guidelines has a few doubts that a review will solve it all. �* , ., few doubts that a review will solve it all. �*, ., ., y few doubts that a review will solve it all. �*, ., ., , ., few doubts that a review will solve itall. �*, ., ., it all. it's not remotely a problem solved. it all. it's not remotely a problem solved- it's _ it all. it's not remotely a problem solved- it's a _ it all. it's not remotely a problem solved. it's a problem _ it all. it's not remotely a problem solved. it's a problem shelved . it all. it's not remotely a problem j solved. it's a problem shelved for the time — solved. it's a problem shelved for the time being. gary will be back, we are _ the time being. gary will be back, we are all— the time being. gary will be back, we are all pleased about that. gary will continue to hold his views, he says he _ will continue to hold his views, he says he will— will continue to hold his views, he says he will continue to abide by the bbc's — says he will continue to abide by the bbc's guidelines until they're rewritten, but he was supposed to be abiding _ rewritten, but he was supposed to be abiding by— rewritten, but he was supposed to be

abiding by bbc guidelines last week he tweeted what he tweeted. one thin is he tweeted what he tweeted. one thing is certain, _ he tweeted what he tweeted. que: thing is certain, his he tweeted what he tweeted. iez thing is certain, his tweets will be scrutinised. today he gave thanks to those that supported him and expressed sympathies for refugees. the prime minister is in california for talks with president biden and the president of australia. there talking about details of a pact to supply nuclear submarines, as the government has promised to increase defence spending by nearly £5 billion over the next two years to counter growing threats from china and russia. a british warship in northern norway, on exercise with nato allies. making their military presence known to a nearby neighbor. to a nearby neighbour. radio chatter.

russia has always been on the radar, but more so since its invasion of ukraine. the uk has now promised to increase defense spending in line with most nato countries. everyone agrees that we need to pick up where it comes to readiness and preparedness, that we need to invest in our safety and security. and that means spending more money on defense? it does. uk defence will get another £5 billion. but is it enough? less than £2 billion of that will replenish weapons stockpiles and equipment given to ukraine. it won't fill all the gaps in what the defence secretary has called a hollowed out armed forces. in contrast, these norwegian troops have already ordered new tanks and artillery guns to replace what they've sent to ukraine. currently, just nine of nato's 30 members spend at least 2% of their national income on their armed forces. britain is one of those countries.

but after more than ten years of conservative leadership, defense spending in the uk has been declining — from 2.6% in 2010, now down to 2.2%. we will increase defense spending by a further £5 billion over the next two years. this will bring us to around 2.5% of national income and represents ——this will bring us to around 2.25% of national income and represents significant progress in meeting our long term minimum defense spending target of 2.5% of gdp. the long term goal to spend 2.5% of gdp on defense sounds, i'm afraid, a little hollow promise. there's no plan and there's no timetable. most of the new money will go to the uk's nuclear submarine programme. it'll help the deal with australia counter the threat from china, but also sustain british jobs. many tory mps have been left

disappointed with this modest increase, but it's often the economy, not defence, that decides an election. jonathan beale, bbc news. our political editor is travelling with the prime minister and joins us from san diego. what are the leaders of britain, the us and australia hoping to achieve?— of britain, the us and australia hoping to achieve? they are trying to buck u- hoping to achieve? they are trying to buck up in _ hoping to achieve? they are trying to buck up in the _ hoping to achieve? they are trying to buck up in the region _ hoping to achieve? they are trying to buck up in the region around . to buck up in the region around china bluntly. we are at a naval base with military hardware everywhere. this gathering is a relatively new collection of countries, the uk, us and australia, keeping a collectively nervous eye on an increasingly muscular china. in the last couple of hours, i sat down with the prime minister and asked him a simple question. is china dangerous? china is a country with fundamentally different values to ours and it represents a challenge to the world order.

and that is why it is right that we are alert to that and take steps to protect ourselves, protect both our values, stand up for our values and protect our interests. and that is what our new integrated review does, makes that crystal clear. and i think the actions of the government over the past few months under my leadership demonstrate that we do take that challenge seriously. privately, the government assessment is a pretty stark. they acknowledge that elective to a growing china, western democracys comparatively are becoming economically weaker. one seniorfigure said when becoming economically weaker. one senior figure said when they look at the data they see, the actions and the data they see, the actions and the words of beijing, they all point in a negative direction so what will we get here in the next few hours? the two prime ministers from the uk and australia and president biden will gather and a deal that will see, as you mentioned a few moments ago, australia getting nuclear powered submarines. ichris ago, australia getting nuclear powered submarines. chris mason,

thank yom — the time is 15 minutes past six. our top story this evening... tens of thousands ofjunior doctors go on strike for three days in england amid warnings of "the most serious" disruption in nhs history. coming upa coming up a on sports day. and the scottish cup one more place in the semifinals. another close stepped or will it be the one side or championship side air. after she was charged with assaulting her boyfriend. now her mother has rejected an apology from the metropolitan police over how her daughter's case was handled. in her first broadcast interview since the apology, she has been speaking to bbc newsnight�*s victoria derbyshire. it's the return of the flack!

caroline flack had been at the height of her career, hosting the tv hit love island, when she was charged by police for allegedly assaulting her then boyfriend. in february 2020, she took her own life after learning she would face prosecution. the cps had initially recommended the star simply be given a caution until a senior metropolitan police detective appealed against that decision and a charge followed. after a complaint from caroline's mother, the police watchdog, the iopc, conducted a review into the decision. you have just received a minor apology from the metropolitan police for not recording officially the reason why your daughter caroline was charged with assault. do you accept their apology? no, no, because i still don't know why she was charged.

they haven't said why there was no notes taken, why nothing was recorded. and itjust seems strange to me. it just seems wrong. i don't know whether they're covering something. there were reports and now it doesn't seem enough to have charged her, or whether it was just being done on the spur of the moment and they didn't record anything. if caroline hadn't been charged with assault, do you believe she would still be alive today? i do. no, i really do. i really do. why do you say that? because it... it just. .. it hurt her so much to think people would think that of her. i wish, i wish i'd done all this before carrie took her life. i wish i'd done more then — that's my biggest regret. that i didn't speak up then and do things because now it's,

whatever happens, it's too late. i'm guessing that you think about caroline every day. yep, every day. every hour. yeah, the whole time. christine, thank you very much for talking to us. thank you. you can catch the full interview tonight at 10:30pm on bbc two. and if you have been affected by any of the issues raised in victoria's report, you can head to the bbc action line website which has information on organisations that can offer support. a major incident has been declared following reports of a gas explosion at a house in swansea. one person is missing and three people have been taken to hospital. our wales correspondent hywel griffith has the latest. explosion. razed from the ground, this eyewitness video shows the rubble and ruin of what was, until today, a home. tiles flew for over 100 metres, debris left in every direction. the emergency services were called in by neighbours after the explosion

shook everyone in the street. the most unbelievable, horrendous explosion, so bad that we didn't quite know what on earth to make a bit. but the whole building shook. through the afternoon, the search continued for one missing resident. it is understood that one of the three people taken to hospital was a boy pulled from the rubble. neighbours were evacuated from their homes, many finding shelter in the local pub. alan described feeling the force of the explosion. you could feel, like, the pressure of the blast inside my house. ijust looked out of the window and i couldn't believe it, it took me about two or three seconds to realise what happened. and i said to her, my wife, i said, "the end terrace house has gone." as the painstaking work continues at the scene, a rest centre has now been set up for the street�*s residents as they wait to hear when they will be allowed back

into their homes. hywel griffith, bbc news, swansea. the bbc presenter fiona bruce has said she will step back from her role as an ambassador for the domestic abuse charity refuge. it follows accusations that she trivialised domestic violence during a discussion on the current affairs programme question time last week. after stanleyjohnson was described on the show as a "wife—beater", bruce quoted friends of mrjohnson who've called an alleged incident, in which he broke his ex—wife's nose, a "one off". fiona bruce has said her words were mischaracterised and she was not giving her own opinions. hsbc has bought the uk arm of collapsed us silicon valley bank for £1, bringing relief to uk tech firms who warned they could go bust without help. customers and businesses who had been unable to withdraw their money will now be able to access it as normal. but the bank's collapse has caused the shares of other banks to fall.

here's our business editor, simonjack. it has been a nerve shredding weekend for companies like this one. universal quantum is one of thousands of tech companies with some or all of their money in the uk arm of us—based silicon valley bank which went bust on friday. we were majorly exposed, absolutely. when we heard on the grapevine that svb may be in trouble, we obviously tried to get our funds out as quickly as possible. that was unsuccessful so over the weekend we really had to scramble to, you know, put mitigating strategies in place to survive as a company. to huge sighs of relief, the chancellor announced this morning that europe's biggest bank, hsbc, was buying the uk bank for £1, saving thousands of high growth companies. we were faced with a situation where we could have seen some of our most important companies, our most strategic companies, wiped out, and that would have been extremely dangerous. that is why the prime minister and i and the bank of england were all rolling our sleeves up over the weekend to make

sure we had a solution. this is good news. for the uk economy. hsbc�*s chief executive told the bbc he would inject £2 million to strengthen the bank and answered the question that is unsettling financial markets around the world. -- £2 —— £2 billion. are we in the foothills of another crisis here? i don't believe we are, i particularly not in the uk. we have strong liquidity in the banking sector, . strong capital, it is well managed. and i think our example today is a good example of that, - where we were able to make sure that i a crisis in one institution did not. become a systemic crisis. and that is an important thing. the chancellor, regulators, bank chiefs all insist this is not the beginning of a new financial crisis. this was dealt with swiftly and effectively. what this episode does illustrate is that when you reverse nearly 15 years are practically zero interest rates in just 12 months, new financial risks will emerge. bank shares fell today with some smaller regional banks in the us losing over half their value, despite attempts by president biden to reassure customers. americans can have confidence

that the banking system is safe. your deposits will be there when you need them. small businesses across the country that have deposit accounts at these banks can breathe easier knowing that they will be able to pay their workers and pay their bills. there is no sign of panic in uk banking circles but the biggest us bank failures since 2008 has certainly got investors' attention. simon jack, bbc news. you may have seen this last night. sir david attenborough's new bbc documentary, wild isles, focusing on british wildlife for a change, was the most watched programme on tv last night, with almost 6 million people tuning in. it was full of stunning footage like this kingfisher diving in a chalk stream in southern england. but the documentary warned that nature in the uk is under threat. for the first time, the three biggest conservation charities in the uk — the national trust, wwf and the rspb — have come together to call

on everyone to act now to protect the natural world by planting wildflowers, eating less meat or getting involved in a comunity project. you can see that programme on the iplayer and some more extraordinary images. these are from a site near leeds where skeletal remains a high status in women are among dozens to have been unearthed in what is thought to be the first anglo—saxon cemetery found in west yorkshire. the skeletons date back 1600 years and are believed to include both late roman and early saxon men, women and children. they have been described as a once—in—a—lifetime find. everything, everywhere, all at once — it's a good name for a film that has scooped most of the major awards at the oscars last night — seven in total including best director and best picture. the film's star, michelle yeoh, was named best actress, making her the first woman from an asian background to claim the prize.

our north america correspondent sophie long was watching. hostjimmy kimmel was parachuted in and kicked off the show with jokes about how he was the only person brave enough to do the job. kind of. and if any of you get mad at a joke and decide you want to come up here and getjiggy with it, it's not going to be easy. there are a few of my friends you're going to have to get through first. michelle yeoh. this year, the oscars will be remembered more for standing ovations and backslapping. for all the little boys and girls who look like me watching - tonight, this is a beaconl of hope and possibilities. this is proof that dreams, _ dream big and dreams do come true. | and ladies, don't let anybody tellj you you are ever past your prime. never give up. her co—stars provided confirmation of that, with awards for their supporting roles. jamie lee curtis, who played her tax

inspecting nemesis, winning her first oscar at 64. and an oscarfor ke huy quan after a 20—year break from acting. myjourney started on a boat. i spent a year in a refugee camp and somehow i ended up here, on hollywood's biggest stage. they say stories like this only happen in the movies. i cannot believe it's happening to me. this, this is the american dream. all quiet on the western front. the british winners were few and far between, butjames friend was awarded the oscar for best cinematography. # happy birthday, dearjames... and it was a memorable birthday forjames martin, the star of the winning short film, an irish goodbye. five irish actors are nominated tonight, which means the odds of another fight on stage just went way up!

despite the banshees of inisherin going in with nine nominations, none of them were called to the stage. colin farrell was beaten to best actor by brendan fraser for the whale. it was a joyful celebration of film which will go down as a win for the academy, if not for next year's ratings. sophie long, bbc news, hollywood. time for a look at the weather. here is ben rich. how much longer is the chilly weather going to last? a, how much longer is the chilly weather going to last? a couple of da s but it weather going to last? a couple of days but it turn _ weather going to last? a couple of days but it turn a _ weather going to last? a couple of days but it turn a lot _ weather going to last? a couple of days but it turn a lot colder - weather going to last? a couple of days but it turn a lot colder for - days but it turn a lot colder for some of us, there is a mythological tussle going on right now between cold air and mother —— meteorological tussle. 16 degrees in east anglia, three degrees in the highlands of scotland and through tonight the cold air will win that fight, at least for a time. tomorrow, very different, even in fight, at least for a time. tomorrow, very different, even in the south, nine or 10 degrees, parts the south, nine or 10 degrees, parts of ireland and scotland might not of ireland and scotland might not get above freezing to. as the cold get above freezing to. as the cold

air comes in, we have a band of air comes in, we have a band of rain but also sleet and snow mixing in, but also sleet and snow mixing in, but it'll over high ground but perhaps at low levels later and certainly the shower is pushing from the north—west will fall as snow mainly. ice is likely to be a concern because look at the temperatures, as low as —11 in highland scotland and there will be a frost for many away from the far south where the slightly milder air clings on but it will not last long. we clear the rain from the south perhaps with snow ever higher ground and behind that we see some sunshine. plenty of shells and it's likely they will gang together across parts of northern ireland, southern and western scotland under a mixture of rain, sleet, hailand snow put it could be the odd flash of lightning and rumble of thunder. and the wintry showers pushed into parts of northern england, wales and perhaps