be fresher but brighter. your full forecast here on breakfast. it s friday 30th june. our main story today. a formal pledge for thousands more doctors and nurses is being unveiled by the nhs in england. the 15 year plan is backed by more than £2 billion of government funding. there ll be a greater emphasis on apprenticeships, and five year medical degrees could be shortened by 12 months. but labour has accused the government of adopting its ideas, and said the move had come a decade too late. here s our health correspondent dominic hughes. does daniel represent the future of the nhs workforce? he s what s known as an apprentice operating department practitioner learning on the job about how to be a scrub nurse in an operating theatre. his apprenticeship at royal derby hospital is backed up by a university degree, and for daniel, it s the ideal foundation on which to build a career in the nhs. i train and practise within the trust itself, so i am able to work alongside othe
here on bbc news, coming up we have the catch up team meeting young ukrainian refugees living in the uk, but first, it is sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening: back in the trophy business. manchester united end a six year wait for silverware. winning the efl cup at wembley celtic rarely have to wait long between trophies. they win an old firm derby to retain the scottish league cup. and sam kerr scores on her 100th chelsea appearance to help them reach the fa cup last eight. also coming up in the programme: scotland s six nations grand slam hopes are over after defeat in paris. and there is no matching australia in women s internatonal cricket. they beat south africa to win the women s t20 world cup for a sixth time. hello again. in the last few seconds, the final whistle has gone, manchester united have beaten newcastle united by 2 0, to claim the efl cup. given it is just ended a few seconds ago, we will bring you the goal
Major energy firms in the UK are set to hold crisis talks to discuss concerns about windfall tax plans for the sector if Labour was to win the next election.
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday.