alice hutton, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: thejustice secretary has said the government won't be seeking a judicial review of a decision to release the serial sex offenderjohn worboys. scientists say they've taken a step towards one of the biggest goals in medicine, a single blood test for all types of cancer. the white house accuses us democrats of trying to force a government shutdown, as the deadline approaches to pass a funding bill. now it's time for newswatch, with samira ahmed. this week, is the bbc too obsessed with the problems in our health service? flu, a nursing shortage — the nhs winter crisis is dominating headlines. but is bbc news overplaying the negative? we ask health editor, hugh pym, weather bbc coverage could be damaging confidence among nhs staff and the public. first, it's not always what you see on the news which captures the attention of newswatch viewers, but when you see it. on wednesday evening, a football match was showing live on bbc one. if you're interested, an fa cup

alice hutton reports.ts, and starring one of the most famous men in india. the film was inspired by this man, arunachalam muruganantham, and the 20 yearjourney to make a cheap sanitary pad for his wife after he found out she was using a dirty rag as a replacement. more than 5000 of his machines are now in operation across india, giving 40 million women access to cheap pads for the first time. among the lives he changed are a group of campaigners from london. period poverty charity, bindi, who‘s been working with him for three years. and today they‘ve got a very special visitor. padman‘s producer, twinkle khanna. it‘s a compelling story, it was so compelling that i abandoned my second book, i was halfway through that, and i started writing about him. and then i chased him for eight months. i called him every single day till finally he agreed to meet me. what i found wonderful is his concept of social entrepreneurship, where he sells these machines only to ngos and women‘s groups, so they can earn a liveliho