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 broken out between nhs bosses and union leaders, as a strike byjunior doctors in england enters its second day. yesterday nhs leaders made 20 requests for striking doctors to return to the wards and help overstretched services but the british medical association accused them of misusing the system, which is known as derogation. a number of nhs trusts have reported long waiting times in a&e, with some declaring critical incidents. here s more from our health editor hugh pym. # hey, vicky, ooh, ahh # i wanna know when you ll pay u
conditions and for some of us wintry showers as well. we are in this cold air mass, the wind coming in from the arctic. that is the picture for the arctic. that is the picture for the next few days, but notice these yellow colours waiting in the wings and that will sweep in during the end of the week. but now still quite a lot of clout in the east midlands and anglia and a few rain and showers coming out of that and more snow showers coming in, even to lower levels, in scotland, northern ireland and north west england. in that the temperatures are only two to three degrees. this evening, once the sun sets, those temperatures drop quickly and we are likely to see mist and fog patches in central areas, some rain and sleet in the far south west and icy conditions there. snow flurries in the north west as well. temperatures in the towns and cities down to 1 to minus six degrees. heading through the day tomorrow low pressure is sitting in the north sea and we have still got those
junior doctors in england are beginning the second day of their longest ever strike. the six day walk out, which comes just two weeks after their last set of strikes, is part of a dispute over pay and conditions. 0ur reporter leigh milner has been talking to doctors and patients at basildon hospital in essex. they ve been out on the picket lines since 7:00 yesterday morning. their decision to walk out follows a dispute over pay. the bma, that s the british medical association, says they deserve more, but it s having an impact on patients. at basildon, broomfield and southend hospitals, half ofjunior doctors are on strike. around 100 scheduled operations have been cancelled and 1,200 outpatient appointments have been rescheduled. this week is usually the hardest week for our staff, particularly in emergency departments. we have prioritised particularly our consultant workforce and the junior doctors that have come into work today to focus on emergency care and cancer surgeries.
23 year old muhammad khan was found guilty of mr ugwa s murder and of affray at basildon crown court. a second man, brandon lutchmunsing, was found guilty of manslaughter and of affray. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says he ll introduce new nhs targets in england, including cutting deaths from heart disease, strokes and suicide if his party wins the next general election. in a speech in essex he said the nhs is not sustainable without serious, deep, long term changes . our political correspondent helen catt, reports. at an ambulance station in braintree, with the crews watching on, the labour leader chose to sound an alarm. at the next election, the nhs is on the line. it s not exactly the first time that labour has suggested the nhs would be at stake in an election. but earlier this year, the waiting list for hospital treatment in england hit a record high. sir keir pledged to meet targets that have been missed for years. a&e, back to the four hour target. no backsliding, no