this in a sense is a perfect storm in terms of the capacity of the health service. so we are hearing potential new of 350,000 cancelled appointments and operations. we'll have the latest on the walkout. also tonight: the mother of the british—israeli sisters shot dead in the west bank has died from the injuries she suffered in the attack. china carries out what it says is a mock air blockade of taiwan — using jets carrying live ammunition. and spain'sjon rahm celebrates, as he wins golf�*s masters in augusta, becoming the first european to win both that title and the us open.

good evening. with just hours to go untiljunior doctors begin a four—day strike across england, a senior nhs leader says the health service is facing a "perfect storm" with hospitals struggling to cover shifts affected by the action, because staff have booked easter breaks. matthew taylor of the nhs confederation says the action, which runs from 7 o'clock tomorrow morning until 7 on saturday morning means 350,000 appointments and operations could be cancelled. he's called for the arbitration service acas to be brought in. there are currently no talks talking place. the british medical association is sticking to its 35% pay demand. the government says it won't negotiate until its demand is more reasonable, calling the bma's stance militant. here's our health editor hugh pym. as a doctor, i don't believe doctors should strike.

i think our first responsibility is to our patients. paul is both a doctor and a patient. he was due to have an operation on his leg last month, but it was cancelled because of the junior doctors strike. he's been given another date, but it's meant more weeks of discomfort and strong painkillers. i'm unable to work, which i find very frustrating. i need help with the simple things like putting on a sock and assistance getting in and out of the shower. coming up and down stairs is difficult and i have very limited range for being able to walk. camila loves sailing and hiking, but that's been limited by a knee condition, which needs an operation. to be told 72 hours before the operation... she doesn't want to criticize the junior doctors. her ops been postponed twice because of the strike action in england. and she says that's highly inconvenient. it messed about me. it messed about my employer. it messed about my husband. and it messed about his employer.

the strike begins at 7 a.m tomorrow and continues till 7 a.m on saturday. senior health representatives say it'll have the biggest impact yet in the long running nhs pay dispute. and not only is the action longer, it's four days, but it's sandwiched between the easter weekend and another weekend. it's the time where many people, consultants have booked holiday. we have ramadan, we have passover as well. so this, in a sense, is a perfect storm in terms of the capacity of the health service. sandra, how are you getting on? it looks like a busy afternoon. here at one of england's biggest hospital trusts they've had to cancel or rearrange thousands of outpatient appointments and more than three quarters of planned operations and procedures. i think there is anxiety across all of the clinical professions. the medical director told me there were serious concerns about the impact on patients. i think everyone is working

very hard to make sure that all of our rotas are covered and all of our services are as safe as they can possibly be. it's very difficult to be absolutely certain that in any group of patients who are seeking help that by delaying their care, there won't be harm. the trust has drafted in consultants to coverjunior doctors, though it says that's difficult because of easter holidays. the doctors union argues that patients are already waiting too long. never mind the strike. i'm sorry to anyone who's had any elective activity that's cancelled because of these strikes. but ultimately it's that growing waiting list, which is part of the reason that's driving this dispute. there's over 7 million patients on the waiting list at the moment, and that's only expected to grow because of our workforce crisis. the government said pay demands were unreasonable and the union should come back to the table with a realistic approach. the dispute continues. hugh pym, bbc news. the mother of the two british—israeli sisters shot dead in an ambush of their car

in the west bank has died from her injuries. lucy dee, who was a5, had been in a critical condition in hospital following friday's attack. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson is injerusalem. tell us more. lucy dee was evacuated by helimpter — tell us more. lucy dee was evacuated by helicopter from _ tell us more. lucy dee was evacuated by helicopter from the _ tell us more. lucy dee was evacuated by helicopter from the scene - tell us more. lucy dee was evacuated by helicopter from the scene of - tell us more. lucy dee was evacuated by helicopter from the scene of the i by helicopter from the scene of the attack on a critical condition and we understand that she never regained consciousness. today the hospital said she had died because of herfatal injuries. hospital said she had died because of her fatal injuries. yesterday her husband, rabbi leo dee, buried their daughters are both of whom were pronounced dead at the scene of the attack and he hasjust pronounced dead at the scene of the attack and he has just given a very emotional statement after news that his wife has also now died. personal but also political, he talked about the moment he realised his own family had been caught up in the attack and talked about missing a call from his elder daughter and how

the applicant would continue to haunt him. he also had a wider message saying people needed to differentiate between good and evil and he called on people to avoid moral relativism and urged people to show their support for the family at this time by showing their support for israel. . , this time by showing their support for israel. , ~ ., ., ~ for israel. lucy williamson, thank ou. china has carried out what it says is a mock air blockade of taiwan, using jets carrying live ammunition in the latest escalation of tensions in the south china sea. the us has sent a destroyer to the area in response. china has condemned that as an illegal incursion. china began a series of military exercises just hours after the taiwanese president returned from a visit to the united states. shaima khalil reports. a show of force and fury. for the third and final day, china's military continued what it called 0perationjoint sword, aerial and naval blockade drills to seal

off the island and practicing precision strikes on taiwanese targets. the chinese army showed this short video of simulated attacks on taiwan with missiles fired from land, sea and air into the island's territory. it also confirmed that its aircraft carrier, the shandong, has taken part in monday's exercises. chinese officials said fighter planes loaded with live ammunition had carried out multiple waves of simulated strikes on important targets. these drills were expected. china is infuriated by the taiwanese president's visit to the us. this is beijing's promised robust response to what it says was a serious act of collusion. china sees the self—ruled island as part of its territory and insists it should be unified with the mainland, by force if necessary. today, the chinese government reiterated its message. translation: the taiwan question is for china alone to decide. the biggest threat to peace

in the taiwan strait is taiwanese separatism and its support from foreign forces. in shanghai, residents voiced their support for the military exercises. translation: conducting these drills is a normal- thing for china. we need to show the us that we are able to do this. what taiwan says or thinks isn't important. translation: we still need to deter taiwanese separatists. _ we are also telling the international community that taiwan is a part of china. these operations are meaningful. as china displayed a wide array of weapons, the us navy said its guided missile destroyer melius performed what washington called a freedom of navigation operation in the south china sea, large parts of which are claimed by beijing. the chinese government said the us illegally intruded in its waters. china said that its military drills around taiwan have ended successfully, but there is no end in sight for the tensions between beijing and washington and an increasingly unstable indo—pacific.

shaima khalil, bbc news, tokyo. the labour leader sir keir starmer says he makes "absolutely zero apologies" for an advert which suggests the prime minister rushi sunak has been soft on the sentencing of sex offenders. keir starmer says he stands by the approach despite some senior figures in his party publically distancing themselves from it. writing in today's daily mail, he dismisses claims that he's indulging in gutter politics. here's our political correspondent iain watson. a row over this campaign ad first published just before easter has now been resurrected. labour suggesting rishi sunak personally is content for some sex offenders not to be sent to prison. keir starmer took to the pages of the usually conservative supporting daily mail saying, "i make absolutely zero apologies for being blunt on this, no matter how squeamish it might make some feel." but hang on a minute. labour's figures on the number

of child sex abusers who are caught by the police but not sent to jail go back to 2010, five years before rishi sunak became an mp. but for some of this time, as head of the crown prosecution service, keir starmer sat on the body that drew up sentencing guidelines. the primary responsibility of the sentencing council is to ensure consistency when it comes to sentencing across the courts, across the uk. the minimum sentence, the maximum sentence, is set by parliament. so what is labour up to? well, unsurprisingly, crime is a major issue for many voters, especially those that the party needs to win back. and they say they're attacking rishi sunak personally because they want to hold him responsible for 13 years of conservative led government.

labour's is keen to neutralilse suggestinons by opponents that it is soft on crime. the former home secretary lord blunkett has said it was offensive to get down in the gutter to fight politics in this way. and today former shadow chancellor john mcdonnell stated that if there is to be a serious debate on crime then personal smears and daily mail style distortions shouldn't distract from stating the hard facts. labour wants the governmentjudged on its entire 13 year record. the conservatives also are willing to go some way back to attack sir keir starmer, claiming the crown prosecution service failed to prosecute some of the worst people in britain. ian watson, bbc news. it is exactly 25 years since the good friday agreement was signed. the accord, in 1998, helped end decades of sectarian violence and restored self—government to northern ireland. but more recently, the power—sharing agreement between the protestant and catholic communities has been paralysed since the democratic unionist party objected

to post—brexit trading arrangements. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is at stormont tonight. yes, this holiday weekend has been a time of remembrance and reflection in northern ireland. around 3500 people died in the conflict known as the troubles over the course of three decades. the good friday agreement signed a quarter of a century ago today is generally seen as the point at which that conflict largely ended. there has been a reminder even just largely ended. there has been a reminder evenjust this largely ended. there has been a reminder even just this afternoon that the piece isn't perfect. petrol bombers threw petrol bombs at a stationary police vehicle in londonderry at the start of a parade organised by dissident republicans who are opposed to the good friday agreement. another very obvious difficulty, as you said, continuing political tensions. currently the

devolved government which should be based here toward stormont on the outskirts of belfast is not operating and the democratic unionist party is blocking the operation of a power—sharing because of its objections to trade barriers as it sees it between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. so all that said, the leaders who were involved in the good friday agreement 25 years ago, and the british and irish governments, have put the emphasis over the last few days on what has been achieved. the fact that political violence, while not unknown, is relatively rare. president biden will be flying into northern ireland tomorrow night for a visit. at least five people have been killed in a shooting in the us state of kentucky, including a suspected gunman. eight others, among them two police officers, were taken to hospital after the attack in a bank in louisville. police said the suspect was believed to be a former employee. a boat with 400 migrants on board remains adrift in the mediterranean

off the coast of malta. the vessel is said to be out of fuel, taking on water, and the captain is said to have abandoned ship. there are two merchant ships in the area, one of which has asked to supply fuel, but there's been no attempt at a rescue. the king's journey to westminster abbey for his coronation next month will be a little more comfortable than some royal processions. it's been revealed that king charles and the queen consort will ride in the diamond jubilee state coach, which has modern suspension and air conditioning, instead of the traditional but notoriously uncomfortable gold state coach. the route to the abbey has also been revealed, as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. less than four weeks now to their big day and preparations for the coronation of king charles iii and the crowning of camilla as his queen are in full swing. first the route that will take them from buckingham palace to westminster abbey and back

again has been confirmed. from the palace down the mall to trafalgar square and then down whitehall, around parliament square to the abbey's west door. the return route will be the same journey in reverse. a much shorterjourney than that taken by the late queen elizabeth after her coronation. the king and queen consort will travel to the coronation in one of the newest royal carriages, the diamond jubilee state coach, escorted by the household cavalry. it's made of aluminium, which is quite unusual for coaches. most of them are made of wood. and it's also got hydraulic suspension, meaning that the ride is incredibly comfortable, a very modern innovation. fanfare. inside westminster abbey, the service itself will see the crown jewels, the regalia, the symbols of the monarch's authority being used for the first time since queen elizabeth was crowned. the sovereign�*s orb and sceptres, swords, bracelets and spurs — all will have their part in this elaborate religious service

which culminates with the crowning of the monarch with st edward's crown. camilla will be crowned with queen mary's crown which contains some of the cullinan diamonds. she will also hold the queen consort�*s rod which is made of ivory. they will process from the abbeyjust as queen elizabeth did for the return journey to the palace. and for that they will board this, the 18th—century gold state coach. it weighs four tonnes and it's notoriously uncomfortable. the king and queen may be relieved that their journey back to the palace, escorted by military detachments, will be only a quarter of the length of that undertaken by queen elizabeth in 1953. 0ne innovation — the palace has launched a new emoji to mark the coronation. so a ceremony rooted in history with at least one modern touch. nicholas witchell, bbc news. golf, and jon rahm has won

the masters in augusta. the spainard finished 12 shots under par, to win by four shots, making him the first european to win both that title and the us open. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss was watching. cheering. once again, spain reigned at augusta. jon rahm roaring to victory after a masters master—class. he began the last round two behind brooks koepka but following a poor start the american never recovered. instead it was 52—year—old mickelson that charged into contention. beginning the final round ten shots back he produced a dazzling display to set testing target. but rahm isn't one of the world's top players for nothing, and how he held his nerve. with a four—shot lead on the final hole he was able to savour the atmosphere before finishing in style. cheering.

commentator: jon rahm is the masters champion. on what would have been the birthday of his hero, the late seve ballesteros, rahm had done it, and as he celebrated with his wife and children, his pride was plain to see. it still really hasn't sunk in yet. i'm looking at the scores and i'm still thinking i have a couple more holes left to win. i can't really say anything else, you know. this one was for seve. i know he was up there helping, and help he did. and so, after seve ballesteros, jose maria 0lazabal, and sergio garcia, spain has another masters champion. and injon rahm, this famous tournament has the worthiest of winners. andy swiss, bbc news, augusta. time for a look at the weather. matt taylor has joined me. matt taylor hasjoined me. a matt taylor has joined me. a lovely start to the easter weekend for many, but quite an electrifying end.

some big showers around the uk today. this spectacular shot was from derbyshire. these are now eating away, but for the next 26 hours our weather will take a different route. a developing area of low pressure brings windy weather and before that arrives we are in a window calmer conditions. still some heavy showers at the moment, most will fade away. the much cooler night than last night, a little bit on the chilly side. but it will be mainly frost free. it should be a bright start tomorrow for many. there are some showers working across scotland, but the best of the sunshine in the afternoon far north. wetter to the south—west in the morning, through wales and northern ireland and then into western parts of england and south—west scotland. with that we will see strengthening winds. tomorrow evening could be quite a rough night around the western coast. that will cause

disruption. rain will sweep across all parts of the uk, turning to snow over the scottish mountains as this area of low pressure slowly works its way eastwards. the winds down temporarily a little bit on wednesday morning, but they will strengthen again. on wednesday the best of the brighter weather in eastern areas. in the west showers will be fairly frequent, merging into longer showers of rain. and the winds will pick up through the day. the strongest will be in the southern half of england and wales. it will be a windy and a cool day for all, it will be a windy and a cool day forall, but it will be a windy and a cool day for all, but i will leave you with better news, it will turn warmer by next weekend. and that is it from us for now. i will be back with a late news at ten. now it is time to join our colleagues across the nations

and hello, i'mjane dougall with the latest from the bbc sport centre. we start with wrexham, and their hollywood owners, who've taken a huge step towards promotion to the football league. both ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenny were at the racecourse ground this afternoon to witness a crucial game against notts county with a dramatic finish. only one club goes up automatically from the national league and the sides went into the game tied at the top on 100 points. joe lynskey was watching. in the fifth tier of the game, two extremes of emotion. this was a non—league match even hollywood can script, in a promotion race between two centurions. both wrexham and notts county had 100 points, but just one go straight up. this kind of quality is why both feel they should get there. county's opener

was the first act of an epic. wrexham drew level and their co—owners believed. wrexham have beenin co—owners believed. wrexham have been in this league for 15 years, but all through the season, county have stayed with them. the football league founder members were level again, but the team revived in la, struck once more,. 3—2, but still a twist, handball in the box in the 95th minute, and wrexham now look to their ao—year—old star. ben foster is the former england international who came out of retirementjust to be here. this was a save that may decide find wrexham's season, and the football league is now in reach. one other line from the national league and scunthorpe have been relegated. they lost 2—0 at home to 0ldham and will drop to national league north, just twelve years after being up in the championship.

burnley will celebrate their promotion back to the premier league in front of their own fans at turf moor when they take on second placed sheffield united later. that game will go a long way to deciding the destination for the title. elsewhere, luton kept their chase up in third with a 3—1win at home to blackpool. blackburn stay in the play—offs for now after rescuing a point against a revitalised huddersfield town. and it's manager neil warnock who's given huddersfield a new burst of life sincejoining in february. that looked to cotninue whenjack rudoni put them 2—0 up after just 20 minutes. but rovers didn't give up in the second half and this late equaliserfrom ryan hedges means blackburn stay in sixth place in the championship — one point ahead of norwich — while huddersfield are now four points above the relegation zone. let's take a look at some of the other results from the championship today: bristol city are currently hosting fourth placed middlesborough, after. 68 minutes it's 2—2.

the race for the play—offs is tight, millwall, who're fifth lost to hull. there were wins for preston and sunderland. just six points separate fifth from twelfth. more reaction and all the results from league one and two on the bbc sport website. the referees' body the pgmol has confirmed that assistant referee constantine hatzidakis will not officiate any matches whilst the football association investigates the incident with liverpool defender andy robertson yesterday. robertson approached the official at the end of the first half of their 2—2 draw with arsenal and appeared to make contact, with hatzidakis then raising his arm. tennis now and there's been a few early exits from the monte carlos masters for the brits, including andy murray who lost in straight sets in the first round. the 35—year—old was facing australian alex de minaur in monaco, but was easily defeated 6—1, 6—3. it was a return to clay for murray who says it is his most difficult surface to play

on following his hip surgery. cameron norrie is also out of the monte carlo masters after losing to francisco cerundolo in the first round. the british number one, ranked 13th in the world, was beaten 6—3, 6—4 by argentina's cerundolo. but fellow brit jack draper had better luck with a straight sets win over sebastian baez. after having to pull out of the indian wells last month with an abdominal injury, draper recovered to beat the argentine 6—3, 7—5. he'll play 10th seed hubert hurkacz of poland in the second round. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening.

live from london. this is bbc news. 0n the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement — the uk prime minister calls for power sharing to return to northern ireland. the mother of two british—israeli sisters killed in an attack in the west bank has now also died. a shooting in the us city of louisville leaves five dead — including the gunman. at least six people are taken to hospital. the chinese military says they have completed their tasks around taiwan after a third day of military drills day of military drills.

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