ben hunte, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime...next generation of netballers. coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news... tottenham are heading home. they play their first game in their new stadium tonight, against crystal palace. the new chair of the general medical council, dame clare marx, says that the bullying of doctors by senior colleagues is a problem which could affect patient care. her comments come as the doctors‘ union, the british medical association, is investigating claims of a culture of sexism at the organisation. hugh pym is here. two related issues here. what has dame claire been saying? the general medical council is the regulator of doctors conduct across the uk, and it is saying that bullying within the profession is a problem, and this could for example take the shape of a consultant bullying a junior doctor. 0ne doctor got in touch with us today saying she‘d been openly shouted at by a senior doctor in front patients and staff, and this had been really bad for her confidence. a new initiativ

ben hunt reporting. it is the grand national tomorrow. the first horse to win back—to—back victories since red rum since the 1970s. if that happens, bookies could lose £200 million if it wins. andy swiss is at aintree for us this lunchtime — andy. yes, welcome to lady's day at aintree. around 50,000 fans enjoying themselves. —— ladies day. one of themselves. —— ladies day. one of the highlights of the social calendar. tomorrow is one of the highlights of the sporting calendar. no horse has won back—to—back grand nationals for some 45 years. but could that be about to change? it's as much about the hats as the horses. the now traditional ladies' day at aintree, a colourful curtain raiser to what could be an historic weekend. winning the grand national two years running is almost unheard of — the great red rum was the last to do it back in 1974 — but now last yea r‘s champion has it in his sights. trained in ireland, tiger roll won his most recent race by a staggering 22 lengths, so, not surprisingly, he is once again the one to beat. he co

ben hunte, bbc news.cialist. thank you very much for joining us. we know the secretary general of the commonwealth has urged brunei to look again at this law and with a view to revoking it. what is your view of her actions so far? it's a welcome start but i don't think it goes far enough. i think commonwealth is a group of countries that have huge influence on each other and i think the words are welcome but i think she should go one step further. we have in the past revoked commonwealth member states membership of the commonwealth and i think that it's happened in the past for far less issues than the issues that are happening in brunei. i would welcome that they consider doing that to brunei. why not have a dialogue? it's a good starting point but i don't think that will happen. as you heard in that package the sultan of brunei is one of the richest people on the planet. boycotts can have their place, and i think it's sensible that people do considering boycotting they have to have a dialogue. i don't t

ben hunte, bbc news.ur reaction? we think it is a huge backward step, brunei has not executed anyone since 1957 so it is quite hard to understand why these very cruel punishments have been brought in at this time for issues of same—sex acts, adultery, amputation for robbery as well. it isa amputation for robbery as well. it is a huge backward step and we hope the government will rethink. they are not going to come are they? hope isa are not going to come are they? hope is a wonderful thing but is there anything that can be done internationally? the more we see the spotlight on brunei the stronger the message will be and the more likely it could be that first of all the punishments aren't used and then hopefully in the medium term could be repealed. we have seen very strong statements from governments across the world, from the un, activist from different celebrity as well and we want that spotlight to continue, we want there to be a feeling that brunei regrets its action and certain to be a deterrent to u

the president says it's down to the cost of medical bills. 0ur lgbt correspondent ben hunte explainsd from joining the us military. but what has led to this, and what does it mean for transgender service people in the future? this is myjob, this is my life. i served six years. i buried our fallen warriors. it feels like a slap in the face. before we get into how the ban applies and why some of its reasoning is questionable, bear with me, a little bit of history. history was made today. transgender people will now be allowed to serve openly. and then one tweet changed everything. on twitter, the president promised to reverse president 0bama's 2016 decision. yes — this totally surprise decision, while popular with some republican supporters, immediately brought legal challenges from human rights campaigners. but a us supreme court vote decided injanuary that a version of it should be put in place. now in 15 seconds, here is how the ban applies. you can'tjoin if you've transitioned or want to transition, which effectively bans trans people from joining. no—one serving will be allowed to

the president says it‘s down to the cost of medical bills. 0ur lgbt correspondent ben hunte explains that mean for transgender service people in the future? this is myjob. this is my life. i served six years. i carried our fallen warriors. it feels like a slap in the face. before we get to how the ban applies, and why some of its reasoning is questionable, bear with me a little bit of history. history was made today. transgender people will now be allowed to serve openly. and then one tweet changed everything. on twitter, not the president promised to reimburse president 0bama‘s 2016 decision. yes, this totally surprise decision, while popular with some republican supporters, immediately brought legal challenges from human rights campaigners. but a us supreme court vote decided in january that a version of it should be put in place. now, in 15 seconds, here‘s how the ban applies. you can‘tjoin if you transitioned or want to transition, which effectively bans trans people from joining. no one serving will be allowed to come forward to transition, unless they started the process before

consider it a witch hunt and an attempt to sway public opinion. >> ben goldberger, thanks for being with usz. >>> tomorrow we'll have jerrie nadler and rudy giuliani, attorney to president trump. >>> a picture of a deadly standoff between police and a gunman in stockbridge, georgia, 20 miles south of atlanta. >> watch out. police body camera footage shows the dramatic footage when officers came under fire. that was just the start of what was about to unfold. kenneth craig is here with that story. kenneth, good morning. >> good morning, michelle. this really was a nightmare situation for everybody involved. police originally went to this home after getting a frightening call about possible trouble inside, and when they arrived, the situation arrived. the warning now, the video you're about to see might be disturbing to some. two officers were responding to a domestic disturbance thursday morning who came under fire by the gunman who then barricaded himself inside the house. >> shots fired, shots fired. >> reporter: dramatic body dam shoes a chaotic scene as officers are ambushed almost im

hunt for beverly was on? >> absolutely. so many people knew this picture, knew this face. >> and everyone was on the lookout. ben, managers at a mortgage company who knew beverly from real estate deals were discussing the case in their office. >> as we're standing in front of this window with the window open, ben louis walks in front of this window. >> they immediately called 911. >> 911. >> i'm sitting over here. they're looking for a guy here that was involved in the realtor being kidnapped and this guy looks like him and he is nervous and he's out here at a bus stop. >> conan went out to the bus stop to conform it really was louis. >> i approached him. he was a little standoffish. i made quick conversation about the bus routes, which put him at ease. and i went inside and told my colleagues, absolutely that is louis without a doubt. >> they saw louis ducking inside a sandwich shop. he's caught on a security camera. and when louis left -- >> someone from a distance outside made a comment "i think that's him" and that spooked him. >> louis took off toward this apartment complex. >> maybe five people chasing him

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ben hunte, bbc news.nt, made his comments on the day of the shootings in christchurch which killed 50 people last month. senators from across the political spectrum condemned his "inflammatory and divisive" remarks. a censure motion has no direct legal consequences, but acts as an expression of the upper house's disapproval. here, four people have been arrested for poisoning people in a hospital in blackpool. one man and three women, who are all healthcare professionals, have been held following allegations of mistreatment and neglect at the town's victoria hospital. the investigation comes after concerns were raised about care provided to patients on the stroke unit. the regional airline flybe has blamed industrywide shortage of pilots for its decision to cancel dozens pilots for its decision to cancel d oze ns of pilots for its decision to cancel dozens of flights today come as well as its pilots taking holidays. services at a number of airports — including birmingham, cardiff and edinburgh — have been