meghan owen bear.ed 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 calculate the erosion of pay. that number comes from the bma, the union of that represents doctors, and for that they use a measure of inflation called rpi. if you use a measure of inflation called the

meghan owen has been looking at gabriel attal�*s profile.france's youngest prime minister. now, president emmanuel macron made this appointment as he attempts to revive his presidency with a reshuffle. let's take a listen to gabriel attal as he steps into his new role. translation: it has been said over the last few hours _ that the youngest president in history is appointing the youngest prime minister in history. i believe this to be a symbol of audacity and motion, a symbol too of the trust placed in youth. he is a staunch macron loyalist. he's also france's first openly gay prime minister. and he's a bit of a rising star of french politics, known for being media—savvy. his rise has been pretty rapid. he has had various roles. he's had various roles. ten years ago, he was just an obscure adviser in the health ministry. he then became a household name when he was appointed government spokesperson during the covid pandemic. he was appointed minister for education in 2023, but here he was speaking to the bbc as minister for youth in 2020. wh

with more on this let's speak to our reporter meghan owen who is following in the story.oring it since around 8am this morning when the first fishes started to erupt, but in the last few hours, a second fisher started to erupt, very close to the town. in the last few minutes, the state broadcaster has confirmed that a house has fallen victim to that larva. —— fissure. it has reached grindavik. this is very different situation fully easter in december when the volcano was more powerful, but this time, it is actually got to the town. the main route to grindavik has been cut off, the local mayor says the situation is incredibly ominous. authorities had built a protective barrier, but that hasn't seems to have protected the town from the lava that we have seen flowing closer and has reached the town in the last few minutes. thank ou ve town in the last few minutes. thank you very much- _ let's close the programme by taking you back to those live shots there... no, we can't. this is bbc news. hello. it has been a very cold week, pretty much wherever you are, but things are set

with more on this let's speak to our reporter meghan owen who is follwing in the story. dramatic pictures coming in. against that dark night sky backdrop we saw a couple of hours ago, that was dramatic. ~ . �* a couple of hours ago, that was dramatic— a couple of hours ago, that was dramatic. ~ . �* , ., , dramatic. what we're seeing now is how close is — dramatic. what we're seeing now is how close is to _ dramatic. what we're seeing now is how close is to the _ dramatic. what we're seeing now is how close is to the north _ dramatic. what we're seeing now is how close is to the north and - dramatic. what we're seeing now is how close is to the north and the i how close is to the north and the most northern houses of the fishing town. it has been spewing since atm this morning, around 100 residents were evacuated overnight. not many are staying there because the whole town was evacuated during november and december. but there are already some start differences about this eruption. it is closer to the town, around 400 metres away according to the icelandic meteorological

the bbc�*s meghan owen has been taking a look at the numbers.n the 1970s, as it was approaching one billion people, the government became concerned about the impact that this could have on their ambitious plans for economic growth, so it decided to implement some policies. now, in 1979, it introduced the controversial one—child policy. but actually, after a shrinking workforce and an ageing population, it relaxed this in 2015 and we saw the two—child policy. there was also financial incentives for people to start a family. now, in 2021, this was relaxed even further with the three—child policy. but these don't necessarily seem to have worked. now, latest figures show that china's population has reduced in size for the second year running. at the end of 2023, it was just over 1.4 billion. that's a reduction of 2 million on the previous year. and if we look at the birth rate, it was 6.39 people per 1,000. now, i want to show you this graph, which is interesting, and it shows just how rapidly that birth rate has declined. so, why is this happening?

with more on this, let's speak to our reporter meghan owen who is following in the story.e've seen the pictures there, buildings on fire, how wise is the extent of the spread of the molten lava? what more do we know about damage caused?— lava? what more do we know about damage caused? yes, the pictures are incredibly striking, _ damage caused? yes, the pictures are incredibly striking, it _ damage caused? yes, the pictures are incredibly striking, it has _ damage caused? yes, the pictures are incredibly striking, it has been - incredibly striking, it has been more and more turbulence throughout the day, so we have been following this from around 8am, when eight fissure started to erupt. actually, what more concerning was a second fissure which develops or opens closer to the town, and it has now reached that time, we saw pictures of houses burning, and on fire, and we have to remember that residents will also be watching those same pictures as us, watching as their homes are destroyed, because the net so it is incredibly concerning. it is only 150 metres big, the second fi

here's meghan owen to explain. the middle east is a complex set of alliances and tensions.

our reporter meghan owen has been gauging reaction. jurgen klopp was brought in as a change maker and. he has been a very popular manager, reaction has poured in today. formerfootballer popular manager, reaction has poured in today. former footballer and broadcaster gary lineker is treated, wow, huge news, what an incredible job he's done. former liverpool defender said this news was always going to be a body blow to the club whenever it came, ijust thought it would be another few years away. what a manager, what a man let's go out with a bang. the reaction has also been international. in his latest germany, the manager of bayern munich, thomas tuchel, also had this to say earlier today. translation: the had this to say earlier today. translation:— had this to say earlier today. translation: . , ., , ., ., translation: the club as one of the ve , ve translation: the club as one of the very. very best _ translation: the club as one of the very. very best in _ translation: the club as one of the very, very best in the _ translation: the club as one of the very, very best in the world. -

meghan owen looks at the rising tensions in the region. let's discuss this with nour odeh.former spokesperson for the palestinian authority. welcome to you and thank you for being with us. first of all, as we have been reporting, saleh al—arouri was from the west bank and people have been out there on the streets also commemorating his death with a separate funeral. what is your reaction to his death and what impact it could have on the war in gaza? thank you for having me. the impact of assassinating saleh al—arouri is a very big. first of all, because he was a centralfigure in hamas but he was a centralfigure in hamas but he was also a very respected figure in the palestinian national movement. this is a man who took central stage in an effort to achieve reconciliation between fatah and hamas. he is very well liked in his village, near ramallah. known for being cooperative, known for being helpful and very humble. so blank at condemnation across the political board in palestine condemning this attack, knowing full well, because this is something israel has been doing for

here's meghan owen to explain. the middle east is a complex set of alliances and tensions.t recent events could lead to a new era of instability. how might these events are bailing? let's start with these pictures here. this is the funeral for hamas jeopardy chief saleh al—arouri, and his killing on tuesday elevated existing tensions in lebanon. the leader of hezbollah hassan nasrallah is called this a flagrant israeli aggression and says it won't go unpunished but israel has not officially claimed responsibility. but who are hezbollah? they were establish in the early 1980s by iran the most powerful group, to oppose israel. iran is still reeling from two explosions yesterday which killed nearly 100 people. it is not clear who was behind the attacks. iran also backs the hutu rebels, which control a large part of yemen and also modelled themselves on hezbollah. since november they've carried out more than 20 attacks in the red sea which is crucialfor global trade —— the houthi rebels. they this video of them taking crew hostage. what is clear is that it has had wider implica

meghan owen explains.w, after decades of violent conflict in northern ireland , a political deal was made. now that deal was called the good friday agreement. it was to strengthen relationships between communities and also to form a new government in northern ireland. now, this government represents the unionists and the nationalists, and westminster gave it the power to control things such as health and education. and this is known as devolution. i want to take a closer look at the northern ireland assembly. we know it as stormont, because this is where it's based in east belfast. you've got a first minister, a deputy first minister, one is unionist and one is nationalist. and then you've got 90 multi—party cabinet members. these are made of unionists and nationalists and other members who are not aligned. now, once this was created, power sharing began. but this hasn't been plain sailing. there's been a number of suspensions of the northern ireland assembly over the years, including in 2002 to 2007 when

with more on this, let's speak to our reporter meghan owen, who is following the story.e arejust seeing we are just seeing those pictures there, you can see a number of buildings on fire, so tell us more about what you are hearing? exactly. those pictures _ about what you are hearing? exactly. those pictures are _ about what you are hearing? exactly. those pictures are just _ about what you are hearing? exactly. those pictures are just devastating . those pictures are just devastating and we got to remember that we were looking at them, we've been looking at these pictures but so desperate to the people in those houses. there will be watching as their homes were destroyed. it has been an increasingly turbulent picture this morning, at around 8am, increasingly turbulent picture this morning, at around sam, the first fissure started to spew lava, but what was perhaps more unexpected is a second back has developed a few hours later, closer to the town, and the local mayor has described the situation as incredibly ominous. authorities in the last few weeks, given the reactio

with more on this let's speak to our reporter meghan owen who is following the story.amatic pictures we are seeing from iceland. some dramatic pictures we are seeing from iceland-— from iceland. dramatic pictures. those night-time _ from iceland. dramatic pictures. those night-time pictures - from iceland. dramatic pictures. those night-time pictures were | those night—time pictures were dramatic enough but as the sun has started to rise is we have seen how close that ladder is to the town of grindavik. the coastguard was sent with a helicopter in the early hours of the morning to assess the scene, to see how close it is. they reckon it is 450 to see how close it is. they reckon it is a50 metres away and the tsar than most houses of the fishing town. what is interesting is that the ladder appears to be getting through a gap in a protective barrier. we saw pictures of construction workers trying to get their equipment away. there is concern for the residents, obviously they have been evacuated safely. around 100 were evacuated. not all of them were living there at the t

with more on this lets speak to our reporter meghan owen who is follwing in the story.g is up—to—date on how extensive the spread is. —— just bring us up—to—date. the extensive the spread is. -- “ust bring us up-to-date. extensive the spread is. -- 'ust bring us up-to-date. the spread is incredibly expensive. _ bring us up-to-date. the spread is incredibly expensive. we _ bring us up-to-date. the spread is incredibly expensive. we saw - incredibly expensive. we saw pictures there of homes set alight by the lava and it is difficult to decide if the scene looks more dramatic in the dark or in the light because we can see just how close it is and in fact we can see the lava flowing into the town life. the destruction has obviously been to houma and livelihoods but the main road to the fishing town is also been cut off and we are hearing reports from a charity around 30 sheep also stuck in that fishing village. so it is starting to disrupt the town but also we don't know know what will happen in coming hours looking at those scenes it does not look much is going to be unsca

our reporter meghan owen is in the newsroom.opments on storm isha. it seems to be escalating, doesn't it? it it seems to be escalating, doesn't it? ., , ., , , ., , it? it does, as the storm is creeping — it? it does, as the storm is creeping in _ it? it does, as the storm is creeping in from _ it? it does, as the storm is creeping in from the - it? it does, as the storm is creeping in from the west i it? it does, as the storm is. creeping in from the west to it? it does, as the storm is - creeping in from the west to the east we rca how much damage it is causing. i want to bring you some breaking news. sellafield, the nuclear site in cumbria, is suspending operations overnight as a precaution. we know that cumbria emergency services are on standby for a major incident. thousands of homes across the country are now without power. a lot of them in the north of england. we are hearing reports of groups coming off stations, so this is escalating quite quickly —— of roofs coming off. these pictures were sent to us from belfast airpo

with more on this let's speak to our reporter meghan owen

with more on this let's speak to our reporter meghan owen who is following in the story.

candace owens, an american political activist and publicist, in her television show dared to suggest that meghan but she didn't. apparently you don't want to. engages in freudian transference towards harry, she uses his childhood trauma to bind him more closely to her. she convinced him that meghan markle was princess diana. so, by taking on the role of the victim, megan allows harry to play the role of the savior, and he is the violator of the wine-bearing peace. a disliked brawler, not the most heroic wayaka, perhaps for the first time in her life, can express all her pain through warmth and love. a lot of things about megan seem to be the same. at my mom, she has the same compassion, empathy, the same confidence, she has so much warmth, she convinced him, he... really believes that meghan markle is princess diana, that's what she wants you to, guys knew she was princess diana, luckily for prince gary, this time he managed to save his mother, how crazy is it that i even say this, it sounds so disgusting, but really this is exactly what is happening, for candice owens it sounds disgusting also