we are not giving patients the care we want to give them. i go in to work, i see a ten hour wait, i see so many patients waiting to be treated by us but there s only so much we can do. this woman waiting for treatment on her knee is one of many we have had operations and appointments cancelled this week. every body s suffering, every body has got problems with money. but if they were in the pain i m in, i think they might go in to work tomorrow and get their fingers out. also on the programme. gary lineker will be back on air this weekend after reaching an agreement with the bbc. the mother of the tv star caroline flack who took her own life three years ago tells us why she has rejected an apology from the metropolitan police over the way they handled her case. and the sci fi film everything everywhere all at once scoops up almost everything at the oscars. and on bbc london. on sports they later on the bbc news channel. a big night for british players at indian wells. and
money. but if they were in the pain i m in, i think i might go into work tomorrow and get their fingers out. the health secretary says a 35% pay rise is completely unaffordable. also tonight, gary lineker and the bbc agree a deal that sees his return to match of the day. a man has died after a gas explosion at a house in swansea. has died after a gas explosion at a - house in swansea. and house in swansea. michelle yeoh. and the oscars and coming up on the bbc news channel. andy murray takes to the indian worlds court later as he looks to secure a play from the last 16 against fellow britain jack draper. it s the biggest strike by doctors in the history of the nhs. tens of thousands ofjunior doctors across thousands of junior doctors across england thousands ofjunior doctors across england have begun three days of industrial action over pay. they may be called junior but in reality many are very experienced. consultants however are not on strike. junior doctors make up 40%
originally, they asked for 35% to compensate for past inflation. 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
against the premise of our dispute, which is the erosion that we ve seen over the last 15 years. so we want to address that erosion, just to reverse the pay cuts that we have. in scotland, junior doctors will be balloted on strike action. the bma says an offer in wales is not good enough and in england, further action is likely if there s no movement by ministers. hugh pym, bbc news, newcastle. it s notjustjunior doctors who are on strike this week. teachers go on strike in england on wednesday and thursday and industrial action is also being taken by some civil servants and london underground. and all that as the chancellor prepares to announce his budget on wednesday. our political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster. a week of strikes is a difficult backdrop for the budget. yes. a week of strikes is a difficult backdrop for the budget. yes, and we ve already backdrop for the budget. yes, and we ve already seen backdrop for the budget. yes, and we ve already seen months
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