Yesterday was the warmest day of the year, 28 celsius, a month. Today feeling fresher with sunny spells and showers. The full forecast throughout the programme. Its friday, the 11th of august. Our main story. The latest round of strikes byJunior Doctors in england will start in just over an hour, as a long running dispute involving half of all doctors working in the uk continues. Nhs leaders are warning it means more significant disruption to the Health Service, with thousands of appointments and procedures postponed. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes reports. Were now into the fifth round of strikes byJunior Doctors in england with little sign that their union, the british medical association, or ministers are prepared to yield. But the continuing Industrial Action is having an impact on patients. Former teacher margaret is trying to plan a holiday, but she also needs to get a new Pacemaker Battery fitted. One nhs appointment was cancelled because of an earlier walkout, and marg
Described as a landmark decision, children in england who identify as trans will not be prescribed puberty blockers at gender clinics , but be at gender clinics, but be talking to the conservative mp miriam cates, whos been campaigning on that very issue, and 55 scientists have warned that the covid inquiry appears to be fundamentally biased, and its failing to examine the costs of lockdowns. Were going to be joined by one of those signatories after 11 00. And were going to be at cheltenham races. Wish we were. Cheltenham races. Wish we were. Yeah, literally we wish you were. Because today, traditionally is ladies day. Not anymore. Of course not. Because thats too woke. Its now style day because that enables the guys to get in. All right with this its style wednesday. Im okay with that. Look how im okay with that. Look how stylish you are Andrew Pierce. You would fit in beautifully at style wednesday. Men take a lot more care over their appearance. Now, dont they . So why should it jus
Bring this up to date on what we know about the events surrounding this assassination. We know about the events surrounding this assassination. Know about the events surrounding this assassination. We know that at least three persons this assassination. We know that at least three persons attempted least three persons attempted against the life of Fernando Villavicencio. We know one is also dead. We know the candidate was in the meeting in quito, the capital of the meeting in quito, the capital of the country, and when he left the meeting, he was killed. Obviously, that was really serious news for all the candidates, they are all concerned about what happened. We have criminal Political Violence in ecuador before but this is something completely new. A candidate for the presidency killed in the middle of a campaign. It is presidency killed in the middle of a cammin, , presidency killed in the middle of a camcain. , i, campaign. It is absolutely shocking, isnt it . Made campaign. It is
Armfuls on if have suffered more than er taiz, which has been virtually pushed siege. Every second counts, and war has taught them to be quick. It has honed their skills. At al zour hospital, doctors patch up some of the latest broken bodies. This time, its Government Troops hit by a houthi drone. One soldier, called omar, could not be saved. Another is rushed away for treatment elsewhere. Anyone can be a target here, notjust men in uniform. Nearby, we meet hanadi. Every painful step reminds her of the war. Her father struggles to pay for her treatment. She was shot in the back by a sniper, he tells us. That was in 2016 and the bullet is still lodged inside her. Are you very worried about the future for hanadi . Yes, he says. I am worried for her because shes a girl. I wish it happened to me and not her. I wish the sniper had shot me and not her. This is the biggest hospital in a city that has been a battleground for years. These days in taizz and in yemen, its not all out war, but its
Demand the release of hostages being held in gaza. They joined being held in gaza. They joined jews around the world, blowing shofars traditional rams horns, which are normally used at the holiest moments of the jewish calendar. The last pause in fighting between israel and hamas was back in november, when hamas was back in november, when hamas released more than 100 hostages. Its believed that hamas still holds around 134 people kidnapped during the october 7th terror attacks. A october 7th terror attacks. A group of mothers are staging a Hunger Strike outside parliament. The five day protest aims to draw attention to parents who cant afford to eat and are skipping meals to feed their children, their list of demands include enforcing Free School Meals and universal credit to guarantee lifes essentials. Mps are due to essentials. Mps are due to address this issue on tuesday. Address this issue on tuesday. And finally, the princess of wales has thanked the public for their support as th