the bma have a choice.o have to say they are on strike forever. i think public sentiment is already wearing very thin. this is not an election year story for my constituents and your viewers, who have got your drink cancer treatments being cancelled over the next six days at the busiest time of year for the nhs. this is a real life story... {iii this is a real life story... of course. _ this is a real life story... of course, these issues existed before the strike action, and junior doctors would say the reason that they are taking this action is because the pay erosion that they call it has led to a situation where doctors are overworked and there are retention issues. so, actually, this is the reason that they are doing it. before the series of strike action in 2022 and 2023, before there was barely any doctor strike action, there are still millions of hospital appointments cancelled. it is not really accurate to say this is not really accurate to say this is something that is borne out of strike action.

the bma's support.d that was a disaster because when i trained, when i was a junior doctor, we worked in firms and teams with consultants, registrars , senior consultants, registrars, senior registrars, houseman it was very supportive and we had good accommodation, good support. we felt valued. the working time directive and suddenly they're all on shift working and suddenly they're not part of a team. they're often feeling isolated, unsupported , abused, isolated, unsupported, abused, directed by managers , and they directed by managers, and they have no ongoing knowledge of the patients because they're on shifts and so that they don't know the patients and the patients don't know them. the whole continuum of care is lost. and that's been a disaster. >> remember this very, very >> i remember this very, very well, tom, of course, because i was member the european was a member of the european parliament through this parliament all through this period. and i remember these debates, working debates, dates

all right. >> and bma . >> adam and the bma. >> adam and the bma. >> my nomination is doctor shola forright wing commentator, she would never work again. okay, but she's going to be given a free pass . going to be given a free pass. we know that. >> all right, matthew, and mine is michael gove and the housing department for not spending two thirds the £42 billion thirds of the £42 billion set aside houses , despite aside to build houses, despite the real housing crisis the very real housing crisis that many millions of people face in this country. >> all right, strong suggestions all yes again. and all round. yes again. and today's oh of the union today's winner. oh of the union jack acas is . is doctor jack acas is. is doctor schoeller yesterday debate on that earlier. can i just thank my wonderful panel for a rip roaring this evening? i roaring show this evening? i would to thank all my would like to thank all of my guests. would also like to guests. i would also like to thank you, the wonderful viewers and you and listeners. i will see you tomorrow 9:00 until then, tomorrow at 9:00

the situation is regularly monitored by nhs england and the bma.leaders are keeping a close eye on what is happening, supporting staff that are standing in, trying to make sure there is the right arrangements to support and be flexible. it is fair to say after many months of strike action there is a degree of fatigue and weariness in terms of having, yet again, to stand in, to do more work to deal with this level of strike action. nhs trust respect and understand and, i think, nhs trust respect and understand and, ithink, my nhs trust respect and understand and, i think, my own experience of working closely with junior doctors over many years, they do a fantastic job and a highly regarded under key party of the nhs, which is why we are desperate to see a resolution so the sense of cohesion across the service can be restored and we can deliver the priority is the nhs must deliver the priority is the nhs must deliver for its patients. the government _ deliver for its patients. the government says _ deliver for its patients. the government says strike

for the bma, likes mid—october.blame, which in my view is utter bs. they say any . increase in bs. they say any. increase in excess deaths is a concern , but excess deaths is a concern, but it is wholly wrong to say that the strikes are the root cause. the two events might have happened at same but happened at the same time, but correlation is not causation, and statistician worth their and any statistician worth their salt confirm it is salt will confirm it is impossible and potentially dangerous the rise dangerous to attribute the rise to a single cause. do what? okay, now the nhs has had enough hospitals have been told to specifically record all safety incidents during strikes quotes so that we can evidence harmon near misses, which might have been avoided. they then need to use that evidence to make the people encouraging these strikes face justice. and if you are a junior doctor out there on the picket lines, please just bear this in mind. most. people, including myself , think you including myself, think you s

our bma ? are the picket line? our bma? are the doctors out there ? doctors out there?l, the picket line was here. they've finished now. uh, there was about 70 doctors. junior doctors in attendance at that picket line earlier on. but obviously, this is the busiest time of the year for the nhs, with lots of people contracting respiratory illnesses like flu and covid. so one of the big concerns is the fact that junior doctors make up almost half of all the doctors within the nhs , all the doctors within the nhs, and this is just going to be more pressure, added on at a time when the nhs is even more stretched than it normally is. so look at what the so if we look at what the doctors are doctors junior doctors are asking for, they're asking for a 35% pay that means they're 35% pay rise. that means they're on about roughly between 15 to £17 an hour. at the moment. they want that to be increased to around 20 to £21 an hour. now, earlier on, we were speaking to some of the junior doctors on the picket line, as well as members of the public, and this is at what they is a littl

he's asked for the for the bma. the strike to be called off or at the very least for the bma to take notice of senior doctors if they request that junior doctors be called off, strike and into work for an emergency. there is an agreement in place whereby junior doctors will be forced off the picket lines and into work. if emergencies break out. but the very fact that matthew taylor, the chief of the nhs confederation , is having to tell confederation, is having to tell the bma to take that agreement seriously , shows just how bad seriously, shows just how bad the relationship has become between the chiefs and the nhs and those , uh, those nhs us . between the chiefs and the nhs and those , uh, those nhs us. is and those, uh, those nhs us. is the other worry, of course, is that there is no end in sight to these strikes. the junior doctors asking for a 35% pay doctors are asking for a 35% pay rise, the rise, something that the government repeated and government has repeated over and over again impossible . over again

a critical incident to be announced, so it is really important bma colleagues do honour that.situations occur to minimise the risk to patients.— risk to patients. and 'ust briefly because i do h risk to patients. and 'ust briefly because i do need _ risk to patients. and just briefly because i do need to _ risk to patients. and just briefly because i do need to speak- risk to patients. and just briefly because i do need to speak to l risk to patients. and just briefly - because i do need to speak to doctor emma runswick, but do you think they will be abiding to that agreement that if there is an emergency situation, they will agree to work? generally speaking, that is what has happened and we are grateful for that. we know that people don't take industrial action in the nhs slightly, but we are skating on the thinnest ice. so it is even more important than before that the bma locally is responsive to trust leaders if they say.- locally is responsive to trust leaders if they say. locally is responsive to trust leaders if the sa . ., ., leaders if they say. ok. doctor emma runsw

bma members in england rejected it — 51% voting against.etter offer and more talks rather than industrial action. it is easy to be fixateda round numbers and money and percentages, but it is about that. it has largely been about making sure pay is fixed for the future and we can be certain we retain the brightest in the uk to provide services for patients. the health secretary, victoria atkins, said she was disappointed the union had rejected a fair and reasonable offer, and the government would consider its next steps. health leaders, meanwhile, are very concerned about the possibility of more strikes, as amanda pritchard, head of nhs england, made clear before the result was announced. the period of industrial action where both consultants and junior doctors were involved was particularly challenging to the nhs. so we would be very concerned about prolonged industrial action of any kind. and that still leaves thejunior doctors in england. since staging six days of strike action earlier this month, there has been no sign of any talks getti

some junior doctors to come into work because of extreme pressure was rejected by their union, the bmaclared a critical incident and warned that there were waits of up to eight hours in a&e and less seriously ill patients were being told to seek help elsewhere. rob sissons is at the queen's medical centre in nottingham for us. what does a critical incident mean for patients? hello, reeta. well, that phrase is a piece of nhsjargon, but it is hello, reeta. well, that phrase is a piece of nhs jargon, but it is the highest state of alert and a real sign of pressure in the health and social care system. it applies to the entire system across nottingham and nottinghamshire. now, what we know is that yesterday a request was made in the morning, just hours into this nationaljunior doctors strike, the longest in nhs history, this latest block, for some junior doctors to come back in to help shore up the staffing in one of england's busiest a&e units here at the queens medical centre. by the evening, the nhs said they'd heard from the bma that the request had been turned down, a so—called deroga

to the bma pretty much what momentum did to the labour party .ken over most of the regional committees. they've they've got a majority the, on the a majority now on the, on the bma council and they, they are very militant and they will not back down. i predict that they won't back down. they've said, look, the bma has done us no favours. we've lost, uh , payment favours. we've lost, uh, payment value, traction in our in our wages. we want it back. but i tell you what interested me. i thought the interview that you just put on with lawrenson, he said something that i haven't actually heard before. he says we don't want the 35% in one go. now. i've been saying for a long time i thought the solution to this was a three year deal. you could have this as the foundation year next year. well, it's an election year. you know, and the third year it could be the party having the the labour party having the problem with finding the problem with with finding the money. mean think the money. so, i mean, i think the solution in a three solution to this is in a

the bma senior doctors say pay bma senior doctors say their pay has by more than a has been cut by more since 2008. >> the health secretary of victoria atkins, has victoria, thea atkins, has issued a statement that says i urge the bma junior doctors committee to call off their strikes and come back to the negotiating table so we can find a fair and reasonable solution to end the strikes once and for all. well let's talk to now. >> junior doctor, doctor bashir mukherjee. good morning to you. good morning. you will have noficed good morning. you will have noticed yesterday, doctor, that the we had the highest ever post—war number of excess deaths in this country, 53,000. do you accept some responsibility for that because of your continued strikes ? i i will have to say strikes? i i will have to say that this is not just the responsibility of the doctor. no, i'm asking if you do accept some responsibility. >> i guess there's a consequence to every action. so for those people who have been striking, then there is a level of responsibility that we have to carry with us. yes i find it utterly

consultants in england who are members of the bma union have narrowly voted to reject the government'st could be happening now? i let's find out what it means. what could be happening now?- let's find out what it means. what could be happening now? i think the ukefihood could be happening now? i think the likelihood of— could be happening now? i think the likelihood of further— could be happening now? i think the likelihood of further strike _ could be happening now? i think the likelihood of further strike action - likelihood of further strike action by doctors in england is a bit higher than it was and i suspect ministers thought they had a done deal here. 6% pay award already made two consultants and another 4.95% addedin two consultants and another 4.95% added in with reform of the contract system. some consultants getting no more than 6% but others getting a total of 13%. they said it was fair and reasonable. but the bma, the doctor's union, by a small margin, 51%, said they rejected it saying they want to delete my an improvement from the government and they don't think at the mom

members of the doctors�* union, the bma, have asked for a 35% pay increase. 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' s

the co—chairman of the bma. uh, robert lawrenson , a bma.t to be on the way. one woman was killed in her car in malmesbury. we're asking you to get in touch with your pictures of the storm. >> liberal democrats and reformer outlining their agenda for 2024. today, both parties are hoping to wreck election hopes of conservatives and labouh hopes of conservatives and labour. would you vote for them ? labour. would you vote for them? >> and all eyes on that forecast . alex burkill has been keeping his eye on it for us. and here's a little flavour. >> good morning alex burkill here with your latest gb news weather forecast. it is going to be a day with some sunny spells but showers. and but also blustery showers. and with that risk some hail with that the risk of some hail and thunder . and some thunder. >> uh, we're just looking at some, some points that you've got in touch with today. what have you got? isabel >> well, so many of you getting in touch about the strikes. tony says behaviour these says the behaviour of these junior them to the jun

the strike moving into a second day, this seems little prospect of talks between ministers and the bmaospitals and their patients. —— some more. hugh pym, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news now. donald trump has asked the us supreme court to intervene over his disqualification from the colorado primary ballot. last month the state's highest court concluded the former president engaged in an insurrection before and during the january sixth capitol riots. as a result, it said he should not be eligible for inclusion on the ballot. mr trump has also challenged a similar exclusion from the state ballot in maine. russia and ukraine have agreed to exchange hundreds of prisoners of war, after what moscow described as "difficult" negotiations. each side has released more than 200 military personnel in what's thought to be the biggest exchange yet. some of the ukrainian soldiers returning were captured in the city of mariupol in the early stages of the full—scale invasion. more than 50 people are still missing injapan, following the devastating new year's day earthquake. at least 7

that is coming from the bma just in the last few moments.h they had resolved their dispute with the senior doctors, the consultants, they had thatjunior doctors ongoing action as well but consultants in england voting on that pay offer and they have voted narrowly against a government offer aimed at ending that long—running pay dispute. hugh pym our health editor will be here on the programme to give us reaction here in the next few minutes but that news just coming in from the bma. france's constitutional authority has given a long awaited ruling on a controversial immigration bill, which had been backed both by president macron and marine le pen's farfight party. more than a third of articles in the bill have been rejected as going against the consitution and, the authority says, must be scrapped. including the restriction of access to social benefits and the right to family reunification. let's get more on this breaking development. lisa louise is a freelance journalist based in paris. thank you so much for being here with us. first of al

but the doctors' union the bma said this still wasn't a credible offer.. in scotland, union members accepted a 12.a% offer from the scottish government. in northern ireland, junior doctors are being balloted on strike action. and in wales, as we've heard, there is a strike planned. ministers have said they won't talk to the bma while strikes are planned in england, but the door is otherwise open for negotiations. further talks seem possible, but whether they lead to a resolution of this bitter dispute is another matter. clive. hugh, many thanks. hugh pym. the home secretary says the government has "done what it promised" and tackled a backlog of older asylum cases. james cleverly says "every single one" of the backlog applications has been processed, although there are around a,500 "complex" cases still being looked at. labour has accused ministers of manipulating the figures. here's mark easton. a pledge delivered or a promise broken? well, this is what the prime minister claimed on social media today — asylum backlog cleared. it is just over a year sinc

the bma refused around patients. lines in order to protect patients safety critical incidents and black alerts have been declared almost every part of the country. accident and emergency departments are telling people to only come in if their conditions are life threatening. and yes, that warning i issued right at the start of this has been issued to relatives of patients on wards to get your relatives out . now, doctor relatives out. now, doctor lawrenson is trying to spin it as the nhs hates doctors health journalists are in cahoots with the government and these strikes aren't really impacting patient care, patient care was care, because patient care was already so bad. but he let himself down today by retweeting this because because this is from a chap who says that he's a junior doctor as a particular hospital, that chap then went on to say that his trust declared a critical incident on the 6th of april. this is in 2022, before doctors strikes the 6th of april, the 11th of july, the 11th october, the 20th of 11th

members of the doctors' union, the bma, have asked for a 35% pay increase.ondent sophie hutchinson reports. what do we want? better pay. a new year but still no end in sight forjunior doctors pay sight for junior doctors pay dispute which sight forjunior doctors pay dispute which started last spring. the six—day war cut is the longest yet. and comes in the longest yet. and comes in the first week of january, no sleep tough time for hospitals and they have been bracing themselves.— and they have been bracing themselves. �* , , . themselves. it's unprecedented to have six _ themselves. it's unprecedented to have six days _ themselves. it's unprecedented to have six days of _ themselves. it's unprecedented to have six days of strikes, - themselves. it's unprecedented to have six days of strikes, we i to have six days of strikes, we have been preparing this for the last two weeks, our teams feel ready and confident to cover the gaps but we are anxious and worried about looking after patients during that period. looking after patients during that period-— that pe

, >> would you agree that the bma, at chiefs, the bma at least the chiefs, the bma chiefs, care moreerhaps, than actually the pay of their members? i'm not a universal fan of the bma . not a universal fan of the bma. >> i you know, there are >> i think, you know, there are some there. some serious challenges there. but is a serious dispute . i but this is a serious dispute. i mean, the story in the telegraph, this morning, 53,000 excess deaths this year , apart excess deaths this year, apart from the pandemic. that's the highest figure since 1940. undoubtedly contributed to by the strikes. but they need to be resolved. and my concern with the government is that they talk really tough and they eventually reach settlements that are, frankly, eye—watering, you know, 12, 13% to previous sets of staff . and there's just no staff. and there's just no coherence there . and i think, coherence there. and i think, you know, there needs to be serious negotiation , um, with serious negotiation, um, with some goodwill on both sides . and some goodwill on both sides. and we need to stop this becau

the bma union for ever faced. say would restore their real earnings to levels comparable to 2008. the government , though, says those government, though, says those demands are unaffordable . while demands are unaffordable. while a student who ran over her fiance after apparently losing her temper following an argument has been found guilty of murder. alice wood, who's 23, drove her ford fiesta into her partner ryan watson, aged 24, near their home in cheshire in may last year. home in cheshire in may last year . she home in cheshire in may last year. she denied murder and an alternative count of manslaughter , claiming his death manslaughter, claiming his death was a tragic accident. she told chester crown court she didn't realise he was trapped underneath her car when she drove for 158m before stopping . drove for 158m before stopping. miss wood showed no emotion as the jury returned a unanimous verdict. she's been remanded in custody with a judge warning her she may never be released. ryan's mother, lisa watson

is very, very low because the government has made clear it will not talk to a trade union like the bmas the possibility of some sort of talks next week when the strike is out of the way with the junior doctors committee at the botanical medical association indicating they will indicate to the table the health secretary tory atkins has said she is open to further tax, or door is open. in the meantime whole system has to just get through the 60s which is really going to be extraordinarily difficult. and whether talks actually happen or not we will only have to wait and see. it will need some rudimentary talks first before they actually managed to sit down, possibly next week. fix, to sit down, possibly next week. a busy week for you as well, we will talk to you throughout the we get more details on the impact this is happening. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a 15—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering teenager harry pitman, who was fatally stabbed in north london on new year's eve. harry, who was 16 and

now, in terms of the government response, they say, "we urge the bma junior doctors committee to calle solution "and so we can all get back to focusing on patients "and their care." meghan owen bear. live now to stuart hoddinott, senior researcher at the institute for government — a london—based think tank which has been looking at nhs pay and funding. thanks forjoining us. we heard in that report there from meghan owen that report there from meghan owen thatjunior doctors say that that report there from meghan owen that junior doctors say that their pay has been eroded by 35% since 2008. did your analysis back this up? it 2008. did your analysis back this u . ? , ., , 2008. did your analysis back this u - ? . . , , 2008. did your analysis back this u . ? , ., , , ., up? it is a little bit dependent on which measure _ up? it is a little bit dependent on which measure of _ up? it is a little bit dependent on which measure of inflation - up? it is a little bit dependent on which measure of inflation used i up? it is a little bit dependent on l which measure of inflation used to calculat

bma members in england rejected it — 51% voting against.june, but, right now, it's calling for a better offer and more talks rather than industrial action. it is easy to be fixated on numbers but it is about making sure pay is fixed for the future and we can be certain we retain the brightest in the uk to provide services for patients. . the health secretary, victoria atkins, said she was disappointed the union had rejected a fair and reasonable offer, and the government would consider its next steps. health leaders, meanwhile, are very concerned about the possibility of more strikes, as amanda pritchard, head of nhs england, made clear before the result was announced. the period when junior doctors and consultants were involved was particularly challenging to the nhs. we would be concerned about prolonged industrial action of any kind. and that still leaves thejunior doctors in england. since staging six days of strike action earlier this month, there has been no sign of any talks getting going with the government. bma junior doctors will

the welsh government has offered a 5% pay rise but that's been rejected by the bma union, which has accusedf undervaluing doctors. you're live with bbc news. more now on our top story now: yemen's houthis have hit a us—owned container ship with a ballistic missile in the red sea, just days after the us and uk struck houthi targets in yemen in retaliation for months of attacks on shipping. we can speak to dr burju ozcelik, associate director, middle east and north africa at audere group, a london—based commercial intelligence and security company. thank you for your time. the word or have said this is about the conflict in gaza but candidate gain anything else from what they are doing? i else from what they are doing? 1 think, firstly, what has been demonstrated to date and this additional attack by houthi, they were not effectively deterred which is unsurprising. it was not expected that they would be military downgraded to a level where they would be unable to launch a fresh attack, which they have done. the houthi should be seen within the context of the wider israel— hamas war, and what

the bma claims the trust is not making enough evidence and out of 20 requests all most all have been december, - been rejected. we have had no requests in december, we - been rejected. we have had no| requests in december, we have been rejected. we have had no - requests in december, we have had a handful of credible requests in the past including some we have granted but this time we have had substantial numbers with inaccurate or incomplete request forms. which are demonstrating a real change in the approach from nhs management which we think is a misuse of the process. which we think is a misuse of the rocess. ,, . , ., process. nhs england said strong evidence was _ process. nhs england said strong evidence was provided _ process. nhs england said strong evidence was provided when - process. nhs england said strong evidence was provided when the i process. nhs england said strong - evidence was provided when the most challenge systems need to support and it was expected that local health managers would ask colleagues for allowances to be made to allow safe cover. it comes at a ti

now, in terms of the government response, they say, we urge the bma junior doctors�* committee to call their strokes and come back to the negotiating table so we can find a fair and reasonable solution and so we can all get back to focusing on patients and their care. hundreds of flood warnings are still in place across the uk after storm henk battered large areas. strong winds and heavy rain caused power cuts and travel disruption. lucy grey has more. travel delays are the main fallout today as train services struggle to get back to normal after the high winds and rain of storm henk, flooding and damage to overhead power lines has caused power outages, which means there's been delays on several services to southern, gatwick express, great northern and thameslink, and there are more than 300 flood warnings in place across the country, and more than 10,000 people still without power in central and southern england. and thameslink, and there are more than 300 flood warnings in place motorists have been particularly badly affected, with trains coming down across roads and surface water ca

six days of industrial action began this morning after talks between the government and the bma union broke down. junior doctors want a 35% pay rise, which they say would restore their real earnings to levels seen in 2008. the government says that's unaffordable but insists the door remains open for further negotiations . for further negotiations. options there have been two explosions at a memorial ceremony in iran, killing more than 100 people. iranian state tv showed footage of crowds running as ambulances rushed to the scene. officials described it as a terrorist attack as people gathered to commemorate the death of a senior commander four years ago. so far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack , and luke littler is the attack, and luke littler is making history tonight as the youngest player to compete in the final of the world darts championship at just 16, he beat rob cross six two, in the semi—finals last night at alexandra palace . now he's alexandra palace. now he's taking on the new world number one, luke humphries, in the final eurostar has been given a warning

the bma union accuses nhs bosses of undermining the emergency cover system. a court in the us has published more than 900 pages of documents detailing people connected to sex offenderjeffrey epstein. luke humphries is the greatest starting force luke humphries is the greatest darting force on the planet right now. luke humphries wins a gripping world darts final to see off the challenge of 16 —year—old luke littler. yes, the fairy tale for the teenager is over, but a star is born. luke littler may not have won the final, but he's captured the public�*s imagination after his incredible run in the tournament. a huge response to the tv drama about the post office scandal that saw hundreds of innocent branch managers wrongfully prosecuted for theft. we'll hear from one who's fought forjustice for 20 years. whilst there are some brighter skies ahead for us all there is still some rain in the forecast today particularly across the south, i will have your full forecast here on breakfast. it's thursday 4th january. our main story. a row about emergency cover has brok

union the government and the bma union broke down.ned that countries, including australia , countries, including australia, are with are targeting them with advertising in an attempt to attract british doctors jobs attract british doctors to jobs overseas . junior doctors want overseas. junior doctors want a 35% pay rise, which they say would restore their real earnings to levels seen in 2008. the government says that's unaffordable but insists the door remains open to further negotiations . a 15 year old boy negotiations. a 15 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a stabbing in north london on new year's eve 16 year old harry pitman died following what police say was an altercation as crowds gathered on primrose hill to watch the fireworks. posting on social media, his sister described him as a good boy with

it is i, i think many people would agree that perhaps the that the bma has gone the way that the bma little intransigent. but, um , but there intransigent. but, um, but there you go, there you go. >> maybe you have a different view. vaiews@gbnews.com. let us know what think about that. know what you think about that. but james bond but coming up, is james bond offensive well, is for offensive? well, it is for modern audiences according to the british film institute, what they outdated language they regard as outdated language and themes . and themes. >> well, that coming up after the break, this is good afternoon britain on gb >> the camilla tominey show sunday mornings from 930 on gb news . news. >> good afternoon britain. it's 127 and the james bond franchise has come under fire by the british film institute. warning modern day film goers that 007 movies could cause offence. >> yes, the disclaimer states as follows. please note that many of these films contain language, images or other content that reflect views prevalent in its time but will cause offence today as they did then .

why don't you think the bma wants to get round the table ? the table?ll, no , i actually think >> well, no, i actually think what the secretary of state is saying is that she will meet with the bma, providing they call off the strikes . uh, call off the strikes. uh, they're clearly, at this stage, not going to do that. so what i would say to the secretary of state is set that principle aside for the greater good and get the bma, the junior doctors , get the bma, the junior doctors, representatives into the negotiating table today and see if you can cut a deal. um, put something on the table. and beanng something on the table. and bearing in mind i'd at one end of the spectrum , what they're of the spectrum, what they're asking for currently is a junior doctor is on a newly qualified doctor is on a newly qualified doctor is on £15 an hour. and i understand what they're saying is they want that upped to £20 an hour. and that doesn't seem to be an unreasonable demand . to be an unreasonable demand. and, um, i know it gets more complicated as you get with m

there is a genuine difference between the bma and the government on the issue of pain.cult time in the health service. the simple reality is people i represent, who run the nhs on the ground, have once again as they have had to in 2023, have had to be planning contingency plans, drawing up new raters. it is clear in many places we will be skating on very thin ice. the importance is we were not able to agree national derogations with the bma, national exemptions from the strike action. we are in a position where local trusts can approach the bma and asked junior doctors to come back into work if they are in a situation where patient safety is jeopardised. my where patient safety is jeopardised. my message to the bma, if that request is made by local trusts, please respond to that quickly. trust leaders, if they say they cannot cope, it is important we have that contingency in place. irate cannot cope, it is important we have that contingency in place.— that contingency in place. we have seen it previously _ that contingency in place. we have seen it previously and _ that

dr vivek trivedi, co—chair of the bma junior doctors committee explained why they had to resort to thisecause doctors are not worth any less than they were in 2008. we've seen our pay fall by more than 26% in that time and we've got doctors who are graduating after £100,000 of debt from five to six years of medical school being paid £15.50 an hour. and what that send signals to for doctors as they progress is that they're not valued, especially after all the hard work they put in to train and they're being, you know, poached, in some situations, by places like australia, new zealand and ultimately we are losing our workforce and we need to do something about that. our health correspondent sharon barbour was outside the royal victoria infirmary in newcastle and gave me this update. well, luxmy, the doctors here on the picket line firstly are losing six days pay, three days before christmas, and i ask them about that, they feel so strongly about this dispute that they are willing to carry on the fight for what they say is pay restoration. they are also telling me a little bit about what c

the welsh government has offered a 5% pay rise but that's been rejected by the bma union, which has accusedth authorities in wales said the strike would coincide with one of the most pressurised weeks of the year. you're live with bbc news. a series of reviews found vulnerable young girls were left at the mercy of grooming gangs in greater manchester, for years, because police and council officials ignored the warnings. the reviews into the failings focuses on cases in rochdale during one decade. the police and council officials have apologised, but the report says 96 men are still deemed a potential risk to children. danny savage reports. rochdale — a town with the wrong sort of reputation. hurry up, zoe. tv dramas were made about the sexual exploitation of children here, by men police were told were of pakistani and afghan heritage. who's that? tarik — amber's boyfriend. then, a 2017 bbc documentary triggered today's report. there was absolutely no getting away from the facts that the victims were young white children and that the offenders were older pakistani men. and this was today's c

does that mean you were calling the bma today? i that mean you were calling the bma toda ?onable settlement we put forward by that we negotiated with the dna itself. we think there are around 600 votes are crossed both unions which stopped that from getting across the line. we are in touching distance. i look forward to speaking to the bma about how they can manage the divided opinion and some of the technical aspects raised during the ballot period. i generally think we can get a job done but we'll need reasonable expectations as we get around the table.— around the table. thank you very much indeed. _ around the table. thank you very much indeed. we _ around the table. thank you very much indeed. we were _ around the table. thank you very much indeed. we were talking i much indeed. we were talking initially about the victims of the nottingham stabbings. in the next half an hour we will be joined by the family of barnaby whether to get reaction from the fact the minister has agreed to meet but it does not look like there will be a public inquiry. i guess the very worst whe

six days of industrial action began this morning after talks between the government and the bma union broke down. junior doctors want a 35% pay rise, which they say would restore their real earnings to levels seen in 2008. the government says that's unaffordable but insists the door remains open for further negotiations . for further negotiations. options there have been two explosions at a memorial ceremony in iran, killing more than 100 people. iranian state tv showed footage of crowds running as ambulances rushed to the scene. officials described it as a terrorist attack as people gathered to commemorate the death of a senior commander four years ago. so far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack , and luke littler is the attack, and luke littler is making history tonight as the youngest player to compete in the final of the world darts championship at just 16, he beat rob cross six two, in the semi—finals last night at alexandra palace . now he's alexandra palace. now he's taking on the new world number one, luke humphries, in the final eurostar has been given a warning

"we urge the bma junior doctors' committee to call "off their strikes and come back "to the negotiatingnd so we can all get back to focusing on patients and their care." the japanese government is stepping up the emergency response to monday's earthquake, which is now known to have killed at least 64 people. we've been seeing just how extensive the damage actually is. this is the coastal town of suzu — the sheer force of the quake here flattened homes and dumped boats in the streets. rescue teams have been searching collapsed houses. japanese prime minister, fumio kishida, says the number of military personnel involved would be doubled to 2,000. the region continues to be rocked by aftershocks and they're complicating rescue efforts. that is an aftershock we are seeing there on the screen. they have also had torrential rain. 0ur correspondentjean mckenzie is in the region and travelled close to the epicentre. we finally arrived in the town of wajima three days after the earthquake. and this is close to the epicentre, and it is by far the most destruction we've seen. a fire broke out her

. - a spokesperson for the department of health and social care said we urge the bma, the union here,find a fair and reasonable solution and so we can all get back to focusing on patients and their care. next, staying in the uk take a look at this. this is an animation of the huge marine reptile. it lived more than hundred million years ago and it has a nickname, sea—rex. nota bad nickname. the school, there we go, has gone on display to the public today in a museum in the south coast of england. —— the school. dorset�*s jurassic coast. it's a pliosaur. drjudyth sassoon she is a palaeo biologist and a pliosaur expert at the university of bristol. she will talk us through exactly how significant this is. thank you for coming onto the programme. 50 significant this is. thank you for coming onto the programme. so this is been a very _ coming onto the programme. so this is been a very exciting _ coming onto the programme. so this is been a very exciting day. - coming onto the programme. so this is been a very exciting day. i - coming onto the programme. so this is been a very exciting day

saying a call for some staff to come back into work because of extreme pressures was rejected by the bmah means there's concern they may not be able to provide critical services. the islamic state group says it carried out yesterday's attack in iran which killed 84 people. the blasts targeted a memorial event for the revolutionary guards general, qasem soleimani, four years after he was killed by the us. thejihadist sunni group named the two suicide bombers, and accused general soleimani of being involved in dozens of massacres. thousands of mourners have attended the funeral of the deputy leader of hamas in beirut. the body of saleh al—arouri, who was assassinated on tuesday, was carried through the streets before being buried in the palestinian refugee camp of shatila. hamas is designated a terrorist group by the uk government. millions of young people in china are struggling to find jobs, as the country's economic slowdown causes historically high youth unemployment. latest official figures show china's overall unemployment rate at over 5%. but among 16 to 2li—year—olds in urban areas

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the bma said its members had been "forced" to take the "difficult decision" to strike after seeing theirstrike is being felt in every single hospital. junior doctors make up some 40% of the medical workforce, so the impact here at wales's because hospital in cardiff is cancelling three quarters of the appointments of 80% of the planned operations. patients are being told to think twice before coming to the hospital. cheering doctors say is the worst in any part of the uk, lower than the combined almost 12% pay rise on offer to junior doctors in england. in scotland, junior doctors have accepted a pay rise of almost five and half percent. the welsh government says it simply doesn't have enough money to offer any further pay rises. it would have to come by cutting another part of the welsh nhs budget. for the moment, there's no sign of a resolution in this disruption. a new menopause treatment becomes available later this week. the daily pill is called veoza or fezo—linetant. it tackles two of the most common symptoms of menopause — hot flushes and night sweats. and it's potentially useful

the bma said the pay offer does not go far enough. 0ur health editor hugh pym has more details.y on the table, there were reforms of the whole pay band system to make it easier for consultants to move up the system and if they had to take time out of the workforce, particularly women leaving the workforce and coming back in, they weren't penalised. it was sold as a very, very good package and there had been a lot of debate about it amongst consultants but by this very narrow margin, it has been rejected by consultant members of the british medical association. 51% against. the consultants do have a mandate for a further strike action, untiljune, but they have chosen not to announce anything along those lines at this stage. they say they want talks with the government to see if the offer can be improved. the reaction from the government so far has been disappointment that they thought it was a fair offer, but they aren't ruling out further talks. all this still leaves the junior doctors in england. they have been no talks between them and the government since the end of their six