hello and welcome before we to those headline, the very latest, we were expecting the figures regarding the junior doctors strike in easter, the industrial action we were talking earlier to jim reed, he said we were going to get updated with the figures of operations and procedures and appointments that had to be cancelled. those have just appointments that had to be cancelled. those havejust come in. nearly 200,000 hospital appointments and procedures in england had to be rescheduled due to the strike by doctors between april 11 and 15. thatjust doctors between april 11 and 15. that just come to doctors between april 11 and 15. thatjust come to us from nhs england, so almost 200,000, 195,000 cancellations is the exact figure and at the peak of the action there were 27,361 staff not at work due to the industrial action. there s been a response from the nhs, national medical director, who said today s figure lay bare the collapse of the impact of industrial action unplanned ca
So if you are just tuning in a slightly different look for a saturday morning, dont worry, it is saturday. I know normally in on a monday, but few people off sick and various other staffing issues. Weve stepped into the breach, havent we, martin . Yes. Delightful to be back here with you. Likewise. Well, our top story this morning. Were leading with the economy. Its good news. Its grown at the fastest rate in two years, outpacing both america and the eurozone. And that means that the uk is officially out of recession, with many hoping for tax cuts over the next few months. And this comes after the former labour leader, lord kinnock, has claimed that voters in britain are not in love with sir keir starmer, with some concerns emerging of a shock result in the upcoming election. Yeah, if you recall, back in 1992, neil kinnock was thought to have lost an election that was deemed unusable. Was deemed unusable. Well, joining us now is political commentator peter spencen political commentator
Per person in the country. So this these numbers today are not deserving of the victory lap that rishi sunak and jeremy hunt seem to want to go on. Rachel reeves there, speaking earlier this afternoon. Well, in other news, a psychotic ex prisoner who attacked and killed a grandfather has been handed an indefinite hospital order at the old bailey today. Thomas ohalloran was riding his mobility scooter in west london when lee byers stabbed him. The 87 year old suffered multiple stab wounds to his neck, his chest and his abdomen. Police say the motiveless attack has left his family shocked and horrified. Weve heard tonight that in northern ireland, a 37 year old man has been arrested in connection with what police have called a barbaric attack in the town of bushmills. Its after another man in his 20s was found nailed to a fence, leaving him with potentially life changing injuries. Police say the suspect has been detained under the terrorism act, and that their investigations are ongoing.
Labour party, welcomes the approach, accusing rishi sunak of failing to keep the borders secure. But the Prime Minister claims many of sir keirs proposals are already in place. Proposals are already in place. The question for keir starmer, then, is if he cares so much about that , why did he vote much about that, why did he vote against the new laws that we pass to give our Law Enforcement officers new powers . Theyve now used those to arrest almost a thousand people connected with illegal migration, sentenced them to hundreds of years in prison. And if it was up to him, prison. And if it was up to him, all those people will be out on our streets. So i just think its a rank hypocrisy of this position. Position. And stargazers are in for a chance to see the Northern Lights across the uk overnight, thanks to clear skies and a huge and rare solar storm, forecasts suggest theyre likely to be seen across parts of northern ireland, scotland , northern ireland, scotland, Northern England and,
The News Headlines with someone youll never stop. Youll never stop. Mark, thank you very much. And good evening from the newsroom just after 8 00. The top story tonight, a man who led an Armed Robbery during which a Police Officer was shot dead, has been sentenced today to a minimum of 40 years behind bars. 38 year old pc Sharon Beshenivsky was fatally shot when she interrupted the raid in bradford, nearly 20 years ago. 75 year old Piran Ditta Khan fled to pakistan three months after her death and spent 15 years on the run. Three other men are already in prison for beshenivsky murder. Murder beshenivsky murder. Murder retired detective chief superintendent andy brennan described ditta khan as a violent man. The reason why hes here at 75 years of age is on the basis that he decided to flee the country in order to try and make good his escape and avoid being held responsible and accountable for his part in what had taken place. And lets be absolutely place. And lets be absolutely clear,